We are halfway through the year already. So, let us have a quick check-in. What progress have you made thus far regarding the money goals you set in January? Are you on track to achieve these goals or have you encountered a few unforeseen roadblocks? If you have, it is ok to feel despondent. Yes,...
Month: <span>June 2023</span>
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Tesla offers Months of free Charging to move Stock of cars
Tesla Inc. started offering three months of free fast-charging in the US with the goal of clearing inventory of Model 3 sedans before the end of the quarter. The offer on new Model 3 cars applies to customers who take delivery by June 30, Tesla’s website shows. The company is offering the perk even after all versions of...
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Community radio stations are the heart beat of radio broadcasting
Primedia Broadcasting recently hosted its annual community radio conference in Sandton, Johannesburg to talk about some of the issues and challenges that affect community radio stations in Gauteng and surrounding areas. Some of the stations that took part in this year’s conference included TUT FM, Alex FM, Tucks FM, VOW FM, Tshwane FM and Boston...
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The Book Club | Discover your Entrepreneurial Genius writes Sfiso Tshabalala
“It was slavery, then colonialism, and now we are letting economic slavery into the door. In the past, we could make the excuse that our forefathers and fathers were not in a position to know or do anything about it. We can’t say the same thing now” – Chika Onyeani, Roar of the African Lion...
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Telkom’s full-year profit nose dive to 76.6% due inflationary pressures
Telecommunications company Telkom on Tuesday posted a 76.6% fall in full-year earnings because of inflationary pressures and increased operational costs amid the country’s crippling power cuts. The largely state-owned telecommunications company said its headline earnings per share – the main profit measure in South Africa – fell to 134.6c from 575.3c in the 12 months...
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Amazon Web Services outage impacts some major websites
Amazon Web Services was briefly hit by a wide-ranging outage on Tuesday afternoon that impacted a large number of major websites, including the Boston Globe and New York City’s Metropolitan Transit Authority. The afternoon outage affected some news organization’s ability to publish coverage of former President Donald Trump’s court appearance in Miami. In a tweet,...
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Former President Donald Trump pleads not guilty to 37 charges
Donald Trump pleaded not guilty to 37 charges of mishandling classified documents and lying to investigators as he became the first former US president to appear in federal criminal court. In the packed Miami courtroom, Trump, who turns 77 on June 14, came face to face for the first time with Jack Smith, the special...
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Reports: Twitter Inc is refusing to pay its Google Cloud bills according to Platformer
Twitter has refused to pay its Google Cloud bills (GOOGL.O) as its contract comes up for renewal this month, which could result in the social media company’s trust and safety teams being crippled, Platformer reported on Saturday. Before Elon Musk’s takeover of the social media platform last year, Twitter signed a multi-year contract with Google related...
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The gift of good sleep: “A regular routine can unlock the gift of good sleep”
In our manager’s meeting last week almost everyone raised their hand to the question “Who struggles to sleep?” Research has shown that we all need quality sleep to function well, yet sleep seems to be a problem for so many of us. Some years ago, I spent 10 months without a single night of proper sleep, so really understand just how debilitating...
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YouTube ad revenue is set to rise to $30.4bn – more than double 2022’s growth rate
YouTube reaches half of all internet users globally (2.07 billion), and more than one billion hours of video are watched every day on YouTube, despite being hit hard by the digital ad market slowdown. This is according to Warc Media’s latest Platform Insights report which provides an overview of the key datapoints that advertisers need...