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Clicks keeps sales performance on par despite Covid
Clicks says its first half performance has recovered even though it was impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, which has resulted in a change in consumer shopping patterns. The health and beauty retailer reported a 7.6% rise in turnover to R18.1-billion for the six months to end-February, with retail health and beauty sales – including Clicks
Whole Foods to start using Amazon One’s palm-scanning payments
Amazon One is expanding to its biggest area yet: the company is now testing its palm-scanning payment technology in Whole Foods, starting with a single store in Amazon’s home city of Seattle. The company has been using Amazon One payment technology in its Amazon-branded stores in the Seattle area (including Amazon Go and Amazon Books),
Sony releases a more "COOL" wearable air conditioner
Sony has announced a follow-up product to the Reon Pocket, the app-controlled “wearable air conditioner” it released last year after crowdfunding it on the company’s own platform. The Reon Pocket 2 looks more or less the same as the original model, but the newly designed internals can achieve up to twice the level of heat absorption, according
Sales of hybrid and electric cars are growing much more slowly in South Africa here's why
The only electric car registrations in Africa, a continent that is home to 1.2 billion people, were exclusively in South Africa and totaled just 1 509 cars in 2020. Europe and China dominate the world market for electric cars, but there are still very few electrified vehicles on the roads in large markets like Russia, South America
Earth Day 2021: Google Doodle video encourages everyone to plant seeds
On the occasion of Earth Day on Thursday, Google published a doodle on its homepage of a woman reading a book under a large tree while her daughter carries a sapling to plant. A video of the doodle shows people teaching their young ones to plant trees, a lesson passed from one generation to the
Pick n Pay delivers a market-leading performance
Retail giant, Pick n Pay says efficiency gains and cost savings across its supply chain have helped cushion it from the impact of Covid-19 trading restrictions, which cost it an estimated R4-billion in lost sales last year. The retailer has described its performance for the year to end-February as "outstanding" in the face of the
Jason Quinn to step up as interim Absa CEO
It was announced earlier this week that Daniel Mminele will be stepping down as CEO of Absa Group and Absa Bank at the end of April 30, 2021. Mminele’s departure brings to an end a stint that just lasted 15 months, after he took the job following being a South African Reserve Bank deputy governor.
Instagram launches new update that automatically filters out abusive DMs
Instagram announced a new tool today that will allow users to automatically filter out direct message requests containing offensive words, phrases, and emojis. The tool is targeted at celebrities and public figures who receive a large number of unwanted, harmful DMs. The update builds on Instagram’s work to combat hate speech on the platform. In
Nedbank introduces electronic payments on WhatsApp
Nedbank, working with Mastercard and South African fintech player Ukheshe, has launched the ability for banking clients to make payments to businesses in Facebook-owned messaging platform WhatsApp. The new offering, called Money Message, lets small and micro businesses receive secure in-chat payments from their customers via WhatsApp. It has been specifically developed to process payments
Keep your business organized with these seven free apps
Fortunately, there are resources available to assist you. Small companies may benefit from company organisation applications that keep them organised and profitable. HOW DO APPLICATIONS BENEFIT YOUR BUSINESS? If you operate at home without the luxury of a workplace, commute for work, or manage various duties, running a business requires managing several activities on the
28-year old SMME owner boosts economic growth
A 28-year old PhD student and SMME owner has opened a new chemical manufacturing plant in Pietermaritzburg after struggling to get her small business off the ground over the past few years. Nomandla Ngcoya opened her plant, which will employ at least ten people to manufacture detergents and cosmetics, at the weekend. Ngcoya opened her
Parler will relaunch on Apple’s App Store next week
The embattled social network Parler is slated to reappear on iOS on the week of April 26th, following its re-acceptance into Apple’s App Store earlier today. However, the iOS app will block some content that’s available on the Android and web versions of Parler — a compromise that apparently satisfies Apple’s developer guidelines. Parler announced
Zimbabwe boasts a 7.4% growth forecast on improved farm output
Zimbabwe’s Treasury is sticking to its economic growth estimate of 7.4%, even after the nation’s president said the projection would have to be lowered. The forecast is achievable after the country had good rains that will boost farm output to the highest in four years, Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube said in an interview Tuesday with
Sony launches ‘Silent White’ WH-1000XM4 headphones
Sony is releasing a limited edition of the WH-1000XM4 headphones in all white. Better still, it’s real white, not that orthopedic brown Sony’s being trying to pass off as “silver” all these years. Sony promises these “Silent White” headphones will be “even more stain-resistant,” which will hopefully help keep them looking pristine for at least
MTN chops down prepaid data prices
MTN South Africa has decided chop down on prepaid data prices, reducing the cost of 10GB of data (including another 10GB for use at certain times of the night) to R149. The new MTN BozzaGigs LTE tariff plan also offers 10GB (5GB plus 5GB night-time data) for R99 and comes a week after Vodacom cut
Absa CEO Daniel Mminele steps down after dispute over strategy
Absa Group CEO Daniel Mminele has stepped down, the bank said on Tuesday, a shock departure just 15 months into his post that sent shares in one of Africa’s biggest lenders down as much as 5%. Mminele, a former deputy central bank governor, took the reins at Absa from long-time boss Maria Ramos in January
MetroFibre buys Link Africa’s fibre assets in Gauteng, KZN
MetroFibre, the fibre telecommunications company that recently concluded a R2.5-billion debt funding round, said on Monday that it is buying Link Africa’s fibre-to-the-home network in Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. The deal, the value of which has not been disclosed, is effective from 1 April, with a “transition period” that is expected to be completed by the end of June,
Google introducing a feature in Chrome 90 to create links to highlighted text on a webpage
An upcoming feature in Chrome 90 will allow users to create a link to a section of a website that they’ve highlighted. First launched as a browser extension called Link to Text Fragment last year, Google has now added the feature within Chrome itself. The new feature is still rolling out to users; I wasn’t
Co-founder of Adobe and co-inventor of the PDF, has died at 81
Charles “Chuck” Geschke, a co-founder of Adobe who helped develop the PDF, has died at age 81, the company said in a statement. “This is a huge loss for the entire Adobe community and the technology industry, for whom he has been a guide and hero for decades,” Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen said in an
Showmax reduces mobile streaming plan to R39/month
Showmax, the video streaming platform launched by DStv parent MultiChoice Group, has cut the price of its mobile-only plan to R39/month, from R49 previously. The video streamer said on Monday that Showmax mobile subscribers across Africa will pay, on average, 20% less (20.4% less in South Africa), giving them the full Showmax catalogue, though only viewable