Some of South Africa’s most senior medical leaders and academics have called for President Cyril Ramaphosa to fire government officials over delays in procuring Covid-19 vaccines, saying their actions will cause thousands of deaths and untold economic damage. The demand was made in an opinion piece run by News24, the country’s biggest Internet news site,...
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Here’s 2021 Sexual Health and Wellness Predictions, According to Experts
If you had “the whole world will be massively impacted by a global pandemic” on your list of 2020 predictions last January, congrats on your prescience. For the rest of us, knowing what the future holds is a more inexact science. But that’ll never stop experts from attempting to prognosticate, and while sex might seem...
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All Entrepreneurs Should Have These Eight Qualities
Being an entrepreneur starts with a vision. But the path towards transforming it into reality is filled with challenges. And to realize that vision isn’t just a matter of technical skill or access to capital. It’s a matter of actively cultivating the internal qualities that will strengthen you as an entrepreneur — traits common to some of...
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Amazon Music Acquire Podcast maker Wondery
Amazon announced that it’s acquiring podcasting company Wondery, expanding its catalog of original audio content. As part of the deal, Wondery will join Amazon Music, the e-commerce giant’s music streaming business. Amazon Music in September added podcasts to its platform, looking to carve out a share of the increasingly competitive podcasting market, in which Spotify, Apple and others have gained ground. Terms...
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Adobe’s Chief Product Officer Predicts the 8 Biggest Tech Trends of 2021
As we pull ourselves out of the ditch that was 2020, there are a few major themes of the future I’m particularly excited about. I’m sharing them as a way to connect more dots, meet more founders, and solicit input to further develop these ideas. No surprise, some of the companies I mention within these...
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Oprah Winfrey Sells 95% of OWN Cable Network Stake For $36M, Remains CEO
Oprah Winfrey continues to show that she is indeed where the money resides! This time around she’s sold some of her ownership of the OWN cable network — 20.5 percent to the network’s majority owner, Discovery. Forbes reports Winfrey has sold that percentage of her share in the network in exchange for 1.34 million shares of...
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What to Expect this January on Netflix?
Happy New Year and farewell to 2020. 2021 is here and while we wait for the COVID vaccine to rollout, Netflix has us covered. You can look forward to the 5 badass fairies from Fate: The Winx Saga kicking evil ass, while Bean comes back to step up her princess game in Disenchantment: Part 3. The...
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Twitter Makes their API available for Developers
Twitter is rolling out new features to its developer community with an update to its recently rebuilt Twitter API. One addition to the now expanded collection of API v2 endpoints will allow app developers to eventually better support Twitter’s newer conversation controls — the feature that allows users to specify who can reply to their...
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Fitch has Upgraded the ratings of five SA big Banks
Fitch Ratings has upgraded five South African banks’ Long-Term Ratings to AA+ with a stable outlook. The five banks are Absa, Investec, Nedbank, Standard Bank and FNB. This reflects an improvement in their creditworthiness relative to the best credits in the country. Fitch says the banks have significant headroom to withstand current pressures. It also says their...
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Woolworths to Introduce Woolies Dash, same-day delivery service
On Wednesday, Woolworths announce the “trial launch” of its same-day grocery delivery service, Woolies Dash. The service will be a direct competitor to Checkers’ hugely popular Sixty60, which has been eating its competitors’ lunch. While buying online groceries from Woolworths and Pick n Pay involves booking delivery slots well in advance, Checkers capitalised on the...