Former President Barack Obama will publish the first volume of his presidential memoir in November, two weeks after the election showdown between incumbent President Donald Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden, who served as Obama’s VP. “A Promised Land” is set for release on Nov. 17 by Crown, an imprint of Penguin Random House. After leaving the...
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Today’s Biz Headlines: Reserve Bank keeps rates unchanged, but expects two hikes next year
Interest rate remain unchanged – two hikes expected in 2021 The monetary policy committee kept the repo rate unchanged at 3.5%, and governor Lesetja Kganyago said that the Reserve Bank’s models do not make provision for further repo rate cuts in the near term, but foresee two rate increases in the third and fourth quarters...
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Spotify steps up antitrust war over Apple One bundling – The Battle is ON!
Sweden’s global number one music streamer Spotify is urging EU competition authorities to probe Apple’s One bundled subscription services as it steps up its antitrust criticisms of the US tech titan. “Once again, Apple is using its dominant position and unfair practices to disadvantage competitors and deprive consumers by favoring its own services,” said Spotify...
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Apple Bundles TV, Music, News & More in Services Push
An Apple One bundle to be available later this year, likely after the launch of keenly expected new iPhone models, will start at $15 monthly and include a freshly launched fitness service tied to Apple Watch. Apple on Tuesday said it is packing TV, music, news and more in a subscription bundle as it increases...
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South Africa Moves to Lockdown level 1 – here is how is going to unfold
President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that a number of South Africa’s lockdown regulations will be relaxed as the country moves to a level 1 lockdown from midnight on Sunday (20 September). In a national address on Wednesday evening (16 September), the president said that the country has ‘withstood the storm’ in its fight against the...
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All Vodacom clients can now buy clothes, food with VodaBucks – here’s how it works
Vodacom has revamped its client rewards programme VodaBucks, after canning its Talking Points rewards for prepaid customers at the end of July. All Vodacom clients – prepaid and contract – can now register to earn VodaBucks, which they can use to buy an expanded range of products. For every R10 spent with Vodacom, clients will...
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Apple has unveiled its latest high-end smartwatch: the Apple Watch Series 6
The new watch, which Apple showed off at its annual hardware event on Tuesday, marked a departure from Apple’s typical lineup. Rather than simply offering one watch and discounting older models, Apple debuted two watches: one premium version, the Series 6, and one lower-cost version, the Apple Watch SE. The higher-end Series 6 has several new...
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TymeBank is signing up between 3,000 and 3,500 customers each day
TymeBank, backed by billionaire Patrice Motsepe’s investment group African Rainbow Capital (ARC), has signed on 1.9 million customers of which 50% were active at the end of June 2020. Launched in November 2018, the digital banking startup said that it aimed to be at break-even by 2022, with a customer base of around 2.2 million...
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Virtual Events Platform Airmeet Raised 12 Million to Fund their Growth
Airmeet, a startup that offers a platform to host virtual events, said on Tt has raised $12 million in a new financing round as the Bangalore-headquartered firm demonstrates accelerating growth in its user base. Sequoia Capital India led the $12 million Series A financing round in one-year-old Airmeet. Redpoint Ventures and existing investors Accel India, Venture Highway, Global Founders...
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Price of petrol set to drop in October
Petrol and diesel prices in South Africa are expected to come down significantly in October, according to mid-month data published by the Central Energy Fund. The group reports an over-recovery on fuel prices across the board, which if maintained throughout the rest of the month could see petrol prices drop by as much as 36 cents per...