Author, podcast, entrepreneur and the man who makes wisdom go viral Jay Shetty expands his media business by launching a talent agency House of 1212. The On Purpose founder has joined forces with his Rula Zaabri, Brittany Louks and Blaire Zierke as co-founders of the business. House of 1212 will house a full-service, purpose-driven talent...
Month: <span>February 2023</span>
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ChatGPT will amplify today’s cybercrime
ChatGPT is a new artificial intelligence (AI) that understands natural human language, providing comprehensive and concise responses. It can answer questions that sound like human responses, it can write essays that feel like a person was the author (much to the concern of teachers and professional writers), and it can also create computer code, sparking...
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Dr Mpho Phalatse plans to challenge John Steenhuisen at the party’s congress in April
Dr Mpho Phalatse after being ousted as Johannesburg Mayor in a vote of no confidence, now she set her sights on the leadership of the Democratic Alliance as she plans to challenge John Steenhuisen at the party’s congress in April. Dr Phalatse says its time for the party’s old guard to leave and give new...
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Comedian and TV host Trevor Noah is likely to join CNN and occupy 9pm slot
[Rumour Report] Our sources tell us that South African-born Comedian and TV host Trevor Noah is been approached by CNN for a possible Night time prime slot. The 9 pm slot is vacant at CNN, the former Daily Show host is the favourite candidate for the job given his Global Appeal. The channel has been...
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Yahoo lays off 20% of its total workforce, almost 1.600 will lose their jobs
Yahoo plans to lay off more than 20% of its total workforce as part of a major restructuring of its ad tech unit, executives told Axios. The cuts will impact more than 50% of Yahoo’s ad tech employees — more than 1,600 people. Why it matters: The changes will end Yahoo’s years-long effort to compete directly with...
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Lucky Dude, Dj Sumbody, now AKA and Tibz all gun down, killers still at large
One of South Africa’s top rap artists, known as AKA, has been shot dead outside a restaurant in the eastern city of Durban, his family said. Kiernan Forbes, 35, won multiple South African awards, was nominated several times for a Black Entertainment Television award in the US and was once nominated for an MTV Europe...
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Here are 9 ways to tell if your partner is manipulating you in the relationship
February is the month of love when different love birds share their love for each other unfortunately to some the situation can so toxic and manipulative. According to relationship therapists manipulation is one form of abuse and is not easy to detect. In some cases, a manipulative partner may be using these strategies subconsciously and...
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OPINION | Apartheid system it was so evil by design, You can’t compare it to NOW
Apartheid was so evil in its intent and purpose that it still has people confused. The most educated among us are now starting to ask if life wasn’t better during apartheid than the challenging times we are living in, writes Gasant Abarder in a new #SliceofGasant. Abarder, who recently launched his book, Hack with a Grenade, is...
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Pick n Pay sales grew by 6.4% but warns price increase due to power failures
Supermarket group Pick n Pay said on Wednesday, 8 February, that its four-month sales grew by 6.4%, but its like-for-like sales growth in South Africa was softer, impacted by store revamps and unprecedented load shedding in the last quarter of 2022. At market open, shares of Pick n Pay, South Africa’s second-biggest supermarket chain, fell...
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Unified communication and collaboration trends for 2023 writes David Meintjes
Omni channel communications, as predicted for the past few years, has seen rapid uptake, with businesses using websites and social media channels alongside email and audio As businesses continue evolving to meet changing customer behaviour, the uptake and investment in cloud unified communications platforms and tools will continue to soar. Businesses are increasingly realising that...