In an effort to continue transforming and developing the media and broadcast landscape, Newzroom Afrika has entered into an agreement with two of South Africa’s regional TV stations, 1KZN TV and Mpuma Kapa TV. Newzroom Afrika’s national and continental positioning will assist in providing both channels with a much greater audience reach. In addition to...
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Instagram Will Let Creators Earn Shopping Referral Commissions – Facebook
Instagram Will Let Creators Earn Shopping Referral Commissions, Part of Facebook’s Monetization Push Mark Zuckerberg wants Instagram and Facebook to be “the best platform” for creators to make money, the Facebook CEO said in unveiling new monetization tools and programs — including a way for Instagram influencers to earn commissions from online sales they facilitate. Zuckerberg announced the news at the...
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President Ramaphosa has Placed Health Minister Mkhize on Special leave
President Cyril Ramaphosa has placed Health Minister Zweli Mkhize on special leave. “This period of special leave will enable the minister to attend to allegations and investigations concerning contracts between the Department of Health and a service provider, Digital Vibes,” the Presidency said in a short statement released on Tuesday afternoon. “The Special Investigating Unit is investigating this matter...
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COSATU is Asking the South African Reserve Bank to Lower the Repo Rate
Finally Cosatu is raising the right questions. Cosatu said that struggling consumers and businesses needed every bit of relief and has urged the South African Reserve Bank to lower the repo rate by 50 basis points. The trade union federation was reacting to GDP figures released by Stats SA for the first quarter on Tuesday....
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Cisco System to Launch New Features for Webex
Cisco Webex, the leading enterprise solution for video conferencing, online meetings, screen share, webinars and cloud calling is launching a new features The company said it would launch a set of new features for Webex, ranging from background noise cancellation to adding polls and quizzes to make meetings more interactive for users. According to Reuters, conferencing platforms...
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Most Content Creators Are Still Underpaid writes Paul Goldman
I started my career as a composer, writing jingles and interstitial TV music. I was used to hearing my work out in the world, but I was still surprised when, on a trip to Tokyo about a decade ago, I caught a rerun of that year’s MTV Video Music Awards in a hotel gym; I...
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FaceTime is Coming to Android and Windows to Compete with Zoom
Apple’s video and audio chat app, FaceTime, adds the ability to schedule calls with multiple attendees and making the software compatible with Android and Windows devices. Unlike Zoom, Microsoft Corp’s Teams and other video conferencing services, FaceTime was limited to Apple devices. The move comes as video conferencing services have seen a meteoric rise, with...
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Dr. Gwen Ramokgopa & Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma are likely Candidates to Replace Health Minister Dr. Mkhize
Former Gauteng MEC Dr. Gwen Ramokgopa and Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma are the front runners to replace the current Minister of Health Dr Zweli Mkhize Dr. Mkhize has been under fire over the contract awarded to Digital Vibes, the communications company associated with Tahera Mather, his political associate who ran the media component of his failed...
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Zamani Ngubane Joins the Brave Group pride as Creative Director
Brave Group has appointed Zamani Ngubane as its new creative director. Zamani joins a formidable creative team spearheaded by executive creative director Vanessa Pearson, and brings with him new thinking to service a roster of clients that include Momentum, Tiger Brands and Transnet. Growing up between rural KwaMxhosa and a small town, KwaDukuza, on the...
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Square Considering Making Bitcoin Hardware Wallet – Jack Dorsey
Jack Dorsey’s Square to make Bitcoin hardware wallet. Payments firm Square Inc is considering creating a non-custodial hardware wallet for bitcoin, said the company’s chief executive officer Jack Dorsey. Bitcoin wallets can be stored offline or online at cryptocurrency exchanges, venues where bitcoin can be bought and sold for traditional currencies or other virtual coins. With...