The City of Johannesburg has relaunched its free WiFi project, which comprises 84 active Joburg Free WiFi hotspots across the city. “Today we are re-launching the free #JoburgWiFi hotspots roll-out. This is after the free WiFi roll-out took a backseat in the past four years,” tweeted the City of Johannesburg. The project provides Johannesburg residents with 500MB of data...
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Twitter Introduced new feature to help prevent suicide in South Africa
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The customer journey is rarely ever a straight line. People are complex. And in 2020, consumer behavior has gotten even more unpredictable. According to McKinsey, more than 60% of shoppers have changed their behavior amidst the Covid-19 pandemic, yet all categories have seen an average of 10% growth across digital channels. Today’s online customer journey may look...
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