488 Your phone rings. It’s an unknown number. You stare at the screen, let it ring out and wait to see if a WhatsApp message follows. Sound familiar? You’re not alone –…
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Cost-of-living report highlights severe household financial strain
311 Prices of essential utilities like electricity and water have skyrocketed far beyond the national inflation rate over the last six years. The Competition Commission has painted a grim picture of the…
The next churn wave is already in your contact centre conversations
385 Churn rarely arrives with a bang. It builds quietly, interaction by interaction, until a “sudden” spike forces a board-level response. At CallMiner’s executive roundtable last week, senior leaders kept coming back…
Four astronauts begin humanity’s return to the moon
432 Nasa’s Artemis II lifts off from the Kennedy Space Centre in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Steve Nesius/Reuters Four astronauts blasted off from Florida on Wednesday on Nasa’s Artemis II mission, a high-stakes…
Amazon in talks to buy satellite operator Globalstar
448 A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off carrying Amazon’s two prototype relay stations for Project Kuiper, from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Cape Canaveral, Florida, in 2023….
Here’s what Edward Kieswetter achieved for Sars during his 7-year tenure
370 The tax agency invested in developing its cleaning staff. Today, 70 are customs officers, 29 are service consultants and 68 are artisans. The South African Revenue Service (Sars) has collected R2.01…
April price hikes: How consumers can adapt
330 Image Credit: Gettys With South African motorists taking the hit on the fuel price hike this April, other goods and services will inevitably follow suit. The spike is being driven by a combination of what is…
Paratus launches Starlink-powered connectivity for Africa’s essential services
443 Pan-African telecommunications operator Paratus Group has announced that the launch of Paratus Essential Access to deliver priority connectivity to communities and emergency services across Africa. Essential services help communities thrive and…
Household food basket cheaper in March, but low-income families still can’t afford it
310 Those who earn minimum wage usually have a little more than R2 000 left after paying for transport and electricity. The household food basket for March shows that prices decreased slightly;…
Understanding the micro-retirement trend
337 Image Credit: Unsplash The desire to take a break from work is something that we can all identify with. Regardless of your passion for your work, there are always moments when…