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- October 17, 2018 / 2 min readThe food regulator collected 6,000 samples for testing the quality of milk.
Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has stated that there is no cause of alarm about the quality of milk in India, citing initial findings of its nationwide survey.
The food regulator collected 6,000 samples for testing the quality of milk. It would soon release the initial survey report.
Pawan Kumar Agarwal, CEO of FSSAI, said, "There is no alarming situation. The 2011 survey showed 68 per cent of samples as sub-standard. But sub-standard does not mean that milk is unsafe. Only 14-15 per cent of samples were unsafe."
"In the new survey, we are not only testing samples on qualitative norms but also and quantitative parameters. Besides we are going to check residues from pesticides and fodders. We will soon release the initial report of this survey. But I want to say there is no cause of alarm," Agarwal added.Trending ArticleDaily UpdatesWhich is the highest format preference of Fun-Seeker?
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text: Transit Electric car charging stations to be installed in each borough, de Blasio says A rendering of the city's coming fast-charging hubs, which will be able to charge electric cars in 30 minutes. Photo Credit: ChargePoint By Ivan Pereira and Matthew Chayes email@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.org @IvanPer4 Updated September 20, 2017 8:06 PM Print Share fbShare Tweet Email The city is shifting its electric car readiness into high gear. Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Wednesday a joint effort with Con Edison to invest $10 million in creating fast car charging hubs in each borough next year. The mayor said the stations, which can fully charge a car in 30 minutes, would incentivize motorists to choose environmentally friendly cars. Flanked by cars from the municipal fleet being charged in a Whole Foods parking lot in Brooklyn, the mayor said he wants 20 percent of new car registrations to be electric cars by 2025. “When we do something better, the earth feels it. It helps the earth,” the mayor said. The locations — which the mayor said will not take up valuable parking spaces — will be determined by a number of factors including traffic, proximity to amenities and the number of electric vehicles located in the neighborhood. Each hub will have between 10 to 20 chargers and they will all be able to service 1,200 cars weekly, according to Mark Chambers, director of the Mayor’s Office of Sustainability. The city will take input from the public on the initial hub locations, according to Chambers. By 2020, the city plans to have 50 charging hubs online. “The goal is aiming to look at places where they can get the most use,” Chambers said. The first five charging stations will cost about $10 million, according to de Blasio spokesman Seth Stein. It will cost users 6 cents per mile to charge their vehicles, Stein said, compared to 10 cents per mile for traditional gas. A car driving 10,000 miles per year would save about $400, he said. Existing hubs in the city can take as long as eight hours to charge a vehicle. The new hubs charge quicker because of higher-capacity electrical cable and newer batteries that can receive the additional load faster, according to Stein. The announcement is part of the de Blasio administration’s goal to combat climate change, a move the mayor says is a necessary rejoinder to President Donald Trump’s promise to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord. Last week, de Blasio said the city would force older buildings to outfit boilers, windows and heating/cooling systems to minimize pollution. He hopes to reduce the city’s greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by 2050. By Ivan Pereira and Matthew Chayes email@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.org @IvanPer4 Ivan has been a staff reporter with amNewYork since May 2012 and covers breaking news, politics and enterprise stories. Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comments We're revamping our Comments section. Learn more and share your input.

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Amazon lobbies the United States federal government and state governments on issues such as the enforcement of sales taxes on online sales, transportation safety, privacy and data protection and intellectual property. According to regulatory filings, Amazon.com focuses its lobbying on the United States Congress, the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Reserve. Amazon.com spent roughly $3.5 million, $5 million and $9.5 million on lobbying, in 2013, 2014 and 2015, respectively.
After reading a report about the future of the Internet that projected annual web commerce growth at 2,300%, Bezos created a list of 20 products that could be marketed online. He narrowed the list to what he felt were the five most promising products, which included: compact discs, computer hardware, computer software, videos, and books. Bezos finally decided that his new business would sell books online, due to the large worldwide demand for literature, the low price points for books, along with the huge number of titles available in print. Amazon was founded in the garage of Bezos' rented home in Bellevue, Washington. Bezos' parents invested almost $250,000 in the start-up.
On July 5, 1994, Bezos initially incorporated the company in Washington State with the name Cadabra, Inc. He later changed the name to Amazon.com, Inc. a few months later, after a lawyer misheard its original name as "cadaver". In September 1994, Bezos purchased the URL Relentless.com and briefly considered naming his online store Relentless, but friends told him the name sounded a bit sinister. The domain is still owned by Bezos and still redirects to the retailer.
Bezos and those he’s hired over the years have been prescient about a vast number of shifts in how people spend money, buy products, and use the internet. But none of their predictions may have panned out quite as lucratively as Amazon Web Services, the company’s cloud computing division that loans server space and other computing resources at massive profit margins.
Amazon Studios, which was founded in 2010 to compete with Hulu and Netflix in original programming, has become a powerhouse in Hollywood, taking home both Emmys and Oscars and growing into a staple of the modern entertainment diet of many Americans. Rounding out its position in digital media is the FireTV streaming device, which Amazon first launched in 2014 to compete with Apple, Roku, and other set-top box makers. The product has since been shrunk into a skinny HDMI stick — Amazon still sells the box and now also a small, square-shaped Fire TV Cube — and it remains one of the best-selling consumer electronics devices on Amazon.com.
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More details, including pictures and pricing, of the first tablet computer to be developed in Congo-Brazzaville have emerged. When TechCentral first reported about the tablet in June, the company behind it, VMK, had only released images of the rear of the tablet, fearing copycats.
Now the company has released additional images of the device and announced the tablet’s name: it will be called the Way-C.
The Way-C is a 7-inch tablet with three capacitive buttons and features a 1,2GHz processor, 512MB of RAM, 4GB of internal memory and has support for Wi-Fi. It will run version 2.3.3 of Google’s Android operating system and will sport a user interface called “Kongo”, says VMK CEO Vérone Mankou.
Though VMK has tried to keep its tablet as African as possible, it couldn’t be assembled on the continent so that part of the process has been outsourced to Chinese manufacturers. However, Mankou has visited the factories manufacturing the Way-C and been involved in the entire development process.
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Mankou says the final retail price of the device will be dependent on resellers, but he expects the Way-C to cost about US$300. Mankou says he wants to make tablets accessible to Africans and it was important the Way-C be priced accordingly.
He says that although the VMK tablet “is designed for emerging markets, it will be available globally”. VMK will focus on Africa first “because it’s more accessible” and the company is looking for African partners and resellers.
Mankou says the Way-C will be available in Congo-Brazzaville from 17 October. — Craig Wilson, TechCentral
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- A federal decide has dismissed a number of the antitrust allegations in opposition to Google.
- The search big will nonetheless need to cope with a multi-state antitrust lawsuit led by Texas Lawyer Normal Ken Paxton.
- Google is being sued for alleged market monopoly in digital promoting.
Google has triumphed over allegations claiming that its on-line advert cope with Fb father or mother firm Meta, dubbed Jedi Blue, was unlawful, however it’s not all excellent news for the search big.
The lawsuit, which was filed by a number of states led by the Lawyer Normal of Texas in 2020, has accused Google of harming competitors by teaming up with Meta (then Fb) in digital promoting. The partnership allegedly gave the social media big sure benefits on Google’s advert alternate platform. Google was chastised by the state AGs for participating in “false, misleading, or deceptive acts.”
Nevertheless, Choose P. Kevin Castel dismissed the plaintiffs’ allegations that Google’s advert cope with Meta constitutes an illegal restraint of commerce, Reuters (opens in new tab) stories. However, Castel dominated that the antitrust lawsuit can transfer ahead.
This implies Google should face the larger elements of the antitrust case, together with allegations of ad-tech market monopoly. The lawsuit claims that Google has engaged in anti-competitive practices by controlling advert servers and advert exchanges.
Whereas Google continues to be not totally off the hook, the corporate has extolled the decide’s resolution, claiming that it demonstrated how deeply Paxton’s case was flawed.
“As we’ve lengthy mentioned, promoting expertise is a fiercely aggressive trade — and our merchandise improve selection for publishers, advertisers and customers whereas enabling small companies to affordably discover new prospects,” Google mentioned in a weblog submit (opens in new tab). “We look ahead to setting the document straight concerning the remaining claims.”
Earlier this yr, Paxton additionally sued Google over allegedly unlawful promoting claims concerning the Pixel 4. Based on the lawsuit, Google pressured radio advertisers within the Dallas-Fort Price and Houston markets to make false claims about its Pixel 4 smartphone.
Elsewhere, Google’s advert tech enterprise has been underneath scrutiny from UK regulators. Earlier this yr, the Competitors and Markets Authority launched a probe to search out out whether or not the search big was unfairly shutting out third-party advert servers.


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Today, during their Google Wallet/Offers unveiling at the NYC headquarters, Google touted the openness of their new system. Naturally, someone asked a question about what this meant for other, non-Android phone?
“In terms of iPhone, RIM, Microsoft — we will partner with everyone,” Google VP of Commerce Stephanie Tilenius said. Of course, that depends on two things: 1) the inclusion of NFC chips in their phones. 2) the willingness to work with Google on this system.
The former seems to be a sure thing at this point. The latter? Yeah…
It has been widely rumored for months that Apple was working on their own NFC solution for a future version of the iPhone (perhaps the next iteration, perhaps not). It is coming, and Apple is going to want to use their own payment solution. The same is likely true for Microsoft and RIM. NFC is a huge opportunity — massive, really — it doesn’t make a lot of sense to partner with a rival on it.
Probably knowing this, Tilenius was sure to follow up with the big stats. In the past six months, Android is the leading mobile operating system, she noted. They have 50 percent of the market now. She reiterated that Google is making a huge bet on NFC and they’re willing to work with any partner on this.
We’ll see what those potential partners have to say…
Update: But there may be another way. While Google only mentioned it in passing, apparently, there will be a sticker that can be applied to any device (on the back or where ever a customer wanted to put it) that can hold the information for one card. This sticker, when tapped on an NFC device, then works with Google’s cloud and an app on your phone to handle payments.
In other words, if the other players were willing to accept a Google Wallet app on their devices, a somewhat limited (again, one card) version of this system could work pretty easily without hardware modification. Next question: would Apple approve such an app?


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32 indicted in Ohio in $2 million food stamp fraud case
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WSAZ/WCMH) -- A federal grand jury has indicted 32 people for their roles in a $2 million food stamp fraud conspiracy.
According to the indictment, from June 2010 to October 2014, the 32 people conspired to defraud the US Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service, specifically the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
Investigators say they would convert illegally obtained SNAP benefits into money that the defendants could keep.
Investigators say in March 2010, George Rafidi filed articles of incorporation for Ghazy, LLC, doing business as Breaden Market, a convenience store in Youngstown, Ohio. He also completed and submitted a SNAP application for stores, for Breaden Market to the USDA Food and Nutrition Service.
The store opened the next month.
Police think that it was part of the conspiracy that SNAP beneficiaries went to Breaden Market and obtained cash and prohibited items, such as alcohol and tobacco, in exchange for their SNAP benefits. Rafidi fraudulently redeemed SNAP benefits and caused money to be deposited into Breaden Market's bank accounts, according to the indictment.
During the course of the conspiracy, Rafidi and Breaden Market submitted claims for more than $2 million in fraudulently obtained SNAP benefits, according to the indictment.


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The two rivals will continue to pursue existing patent lawsuits in the U.S.
Apple might be announcing a larger iPhone this fall which naturally means trouble for ... Apple.
Unannounced product delayed! How does that work?
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Samsung cited a Supreme Court ruling that tightened patent standards when it asked a court to find two Apple patent claims invalid
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It's like Johnny Cab without the guy! Google's ride is here, and it's a cute little car. Plus we talk about Samsung's Simband, what an Apple entry into the home-automation market might mean, and Facebook's latest attempt to cut back on the oversharing. With guests Jason Cross and Leah Yamshon.


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For the fourth year in a row, Nike and the NBA have brought back the City Edition jerseys. The goal of these uniforms is to evoke city-wide pride for each franchise, showcasing aspects of their city that fans can relate to and identify with. While each team and its fans have their sentiments about how the 2020-2021 jerseys turned out, so do we. We are giving you the story behind each team’s jersey and ranking them.
Yes. Just, yes.
San Antonio Spurs
The Spurs are bringing back a piece of franchise history as they don their classic fiesta colors. These colors became popular between 1989 and their first championship in 1999. The Admiral, David Robinson, even approves.
A modern take on franchise history
Philly is back in black. Their infamous black jerseys were their road game uniform and marked the beginning of a uniform collection that lasted from 1997-2009. The black is most remembered as a part of their Finals run in 2001. Also, on the jersey is the city’s iconic Boathouse Row outline, and if you look close enough, you might see the letters “TTP” hidden as a nod to the Sixers famous “Trust the Process” slogan.
The Brooklyn Nets continue to celebrate Brooklyn artists with their team gear. Last year it was Biggie Smalls; this year, the Nets honor Brooklyn native Jean-Michel Basquiat. Basquiat was born in Brooklyn in 1960 and became known for his graffiti in the 1970s.
Pinstripes are in this season
After just one year without, the Hornets reintroduce “BUZZ CITY” to the front of their fresh mint-colored city jerseys. The mint is complemented by gold and granite ridged trim, which celebrate the city even more. Charlotte is the second largest banking center in the United States, and the ridged trim and pinstripes represent the edge of a coin.
When creating this jersey, the Kings looked to weave together aspects of older uniforms fans loved over the years. Hoping to evoke a sense of nostalgia, the Kings gained inspiration from their 1985 Baby Blue Road Uniform, 1994 Checker Alternate Uniform, 2000 Black Road Uniform, and their recent 2019 Sactown City Edition Uniform.
The Orlando Magic mixed old with new as they unveiled their second orange jersey. The original Orlando font with pinstripes brings in the old, while the orange color brings a new-age vibe to their threads.
Loving all the colors
Like Philly, the Suns are also back in black, but that’s not the biggest story behind their city jerseys this year. The focus is on the word “The Valley”. From the South Mountain range to Cave Buttes and beyond, the Phoenix Valley culture runs deep. In these jerseys, Suns celebrate “The Valley” as its franchise’s home and the youthful culture that the young core, the “Valley Boyz,” have built.
Represents their city well
The Atlanta Hawks pay tribute to one of the city’s most iconic and revolutionary natives, Martin Luther King Jr. The legacy of the late civil rights activist permeates the city with deep roots from the King Center to Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and beyond. As the Hawks look to preserve his legacy, proceeds from this jersey will support various economic empowerment programs for communities of color in Atlanta.
The gold and red “CHICAGO” letters across the chest of the Bills’ jersey are a nod to the recognizable marquee at the Chicago Theater. The Chicago Theater is an iconic piece of the Windy City as it often represents Chicago in culture through films, television, artwork, and photography.
This year, the Memphis Grizzlies pay tribute to their soul-filled city as they honor a Memphis native, Isaac Hayes. Isaac was a singer/songwriter, best known for his Oscar and Grammy-winning theme song from the movie Shaft, and his work for Stax Records, which was based in Memphis. The alternating striping on the black jersey represents the grooves found on the Stax’s vinyl records. The Grizzlies even worked in the Stax logo as part of the design.
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Portland Trail Blazers
Our 2020-21 uniform celebrates the unique beauty of Oregon’s landscape as well as acknowledging & honoring the tribal nations throughout what is now considered Oregon who have called this land their home from the beginning.
— Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) October 29, 2020
The Trailblazers’ jersey is a nod to the scenic landscape and topography of Oregon, as well as a tribute to the tribal nations that have existed throughout the region since the beginning.
Golden State Warriors
Oakland is and will always be a part of our team’s identity.
“Oakland Forever,” presented by @Rakuten, is a nod to the We Believe era and its turning point in Oakland’s basketball history.
To honor the Town, we partnered with Nike to put a spin on these classic uniforms. pic.twitter.com/d7nUAJLbzM
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) November 2, 2020
Inspired by the team uniforms worn from 1997-2010, the Warriors celebrate 47 seasons in the Bay with their Oakland Forever jerseys. These jerseys focus on the We Believe era that included a playoff run in 2007. That year, the Warriors, an eight-seed, beat a one-seed, the Dallas Mavericks, for the first time in a best-of-seven playoff series.
Oklahoma City Thunder
OKC looked as though they teamed up with Love’s, one of their corporate partners, to create this jersey. The stripes give the uniform a raceway-gas station kind of look, and you guessed it, Love’s is a travel truck stop company.
We’ve seen these before
For the fourth year in a row, the Pistons are coming out with another “Motor City” jersey. Yes, another. At least they’re consistent.
Denver didn’t get too adventurous when designing this year’s city jersey. They brought back the skyline design that made its debut in 2018-2019 when the Nuggets sported their beloved rainbow design. This year the jerseys are red as a nod to Colorado’s landscape. The flatiron red color is also the universal color for goodwill, which is something the Denver franchise looked to capture in the meaning behind their jersey.
We’ve seen this before, but not on a previous Celtics’ city jersey. This year they made their jerseys look like their championship banner from 2008. If you can’t hang a new banner, you might as well wear one.
That’s our review of the 2020-2021 City Edition jerseys so far. Which teams do you think had the best ones?


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Americans have driven up their credit balances at a record pace this year. The doomsayers say this clearly shows that households are struggling in the face of the highest rates of inflation since the early 1980s and have no choice but to go into debt to make ends meet. The reality is not as dire. In fact, consumers’ finances are near the best shape ever, giving them a long runway until rising debt obligations become a problem.
It’s easy to understand the worry. Four of the biggest monthly jumps in consumer credit on record have come this year, with outstanding balances growing by an average of $33.1 billion a month over the past six months, according to Federal Reserve data. To put that in context the monthly average in all of 2019 was a little less than half that amount at $15.4 billion. The numbers are certainly shocking, but there are indications that they are mostly healthy and normal.
First, consider revolving credit, which includes credit cards. That form of credit contracted dramatically early in the pandemic as consumers had fewer options to spend and used excess savings and stimulus checks to pay down balances. Now, consumers are mostly just playing catchup, as the amount of revolving credit outstanding remains below the pre-pandemic trendline. If it blows past trend, that would indicate broader inflation-induced distress, but the financial system broadly isn’t even close to that point. Of course, many lower income households are suffering from the spike higher prices and are being forced to reach for their credit cards. But there’s no sign of a debt problem brewing broadly that could damage the economy.
Non-revolving credit is a slightly different story. That’s mostly education and car loans, but it also includes financing for other big-ticket goods such as boats and trailers that surged in popularity during the pandemic. That category has seen a pandemic-era expansion that exceeds trend, and automobiles, which account for 39% of non-revolving credit and 30% of consumer credit, seem to be the main culprit. Chalk that up to the extraordinary runup in car prices in 2021 and, perhaps to some degree, the extra interest in car ownership due to public health concerns. Many people who once used public transportation have preferred to opt for the better social-distancing of a vehicle.
Although much smaller than the auto segment, the real juggernaut of loan growth was the “other” category of non-revolving credit, including the aforementioned maritime toys. Early in the pandemic, coastal communities saw an explosion of interest in boating in response to social distancing guidelines. But that category is too minor to have a broad impact. Moreover, boat owners typically aren’t living paycheck-to-paycheck as a general rule, so cross that off the list of would-be drivers of a structural leverage crisis. If there was cause for concern in the consumer credit data, it would be found in the nonrevolving credit section. But growth in that segment peaked earlier in the year and showed some signs of moderation in the most recent report. The latest month’s increase was the smallest since January.
Finally, the household debt service ratio -- the ratio of debt payments to disposable income -- is near historic lows. That’s thanks to opportunities to refinance debt at low rates in 2020 and 2021 and to the influx of trillions of dollars of government cash during the Covid-19 pandemic. As painful as inflation is, homeowners with fixed-rate mortgages, which account for the vast majority of home loans, may have benefitted from wage increases while their biggest liabilities remained the same or were renegotiated at lower rates. Taking consumer debt and home loans together, the total burden remains extremely modest.
None of this means that there’s no cause for concern. The economy faces elevated odds of a recession due in part to the Fed raising rates quickly to get inflation back under control, and many economists predict unemployment may increase in the process. No job means no income, and debt service ratios that look so low today could rapidly surge if the labor market stumbles. No group would suffer more than lower-income households that have already started to spend their cash stockpiles to keep up with inflation. But from a systemic perspective, household finances appear to be starting from a position of strength. For now ,at least, the runup in consumer credit looks like much ado about nothing.
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TRENTON, N.C. (WNCT) — Saturday’s Founders Day Festival means a lot to the people of Jones County. That’s especially true in Trenton.
Jones County has three rural towns that were devastated by Hurricane Florence in 2018: Pollocksville, Maysville and Trenton. As each of those locations works to return better than ever, no place is the progress more evident than in Trenton.
It is a recovery effort two years in the making. What once had almost nothing in many of the buildings in Trenton now is welcoming local, small business. Florence devastated businesses and homes and forced residences to relocate out of the rural area.
Now, people and businesses are making a comeback.
“There is life, there is energy, there is excitement,” Trenton Mayor Darlene Spivey said, comparing two years ago to today. “I think everybody is ready for some type of festival to get out and have fun.”
That is exactly what the town is providing. Saturday, the community will celebrate its comeback with a Founders Day Festival. It runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
“All these nice, locally-owned businesses with their doors open, you know will have different things going on,” said Jones County Economic Director John Bender.
Bender said about seven of the town’s new businesses will celebrate with a grand opening on Saturday.
“Of course, the grocery store, that is huge,” Bender said. “We have got Rascals Roost. Soon, we will have a cafe opening up right beside it.”
Bender says the businesses are close knit and will be able to support each other and help rebuild the economy.
“It creates this just cool, small-town feel, and that is what we are going for, and I think if you come out here and you experience it, you’ll really enjoy it,” Bender said.


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Malaysian High Commissioner (MHC) to Pakistan Dr Hasrul Sani Bin Mujtabar met Punjab Chief Minister Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, here on Tuesday and discussed matters of mutual interest, bilateral relations and promotion of cooperation in different sectors. They agreed to promote economic and trade relations especially cooperation in livestock, agriculture and Halal food sectors between Malaysia and Pakistan.
The Malaysian High Commissioner said Pakistan is an important trade partner of Malaysia and his government wants to further strengthen trade relations between the two countries as the confidence of foreign investors has enhanced during the tenure of the present government. Hasrul Sani Bin Mujtabar said Malaysian investors also want to benefit from investment opportunities in Pakistan especially Punjab said that Pakistan is an important trade partner of Malaysia.
The CM said there are strong brotherly and trade relations between Pakistan and Malaysia however, there is room for further increase in cooperation in livestock, Halal food, energy, minerals, infrastructure and agriculture sectors.
Malaysia has made remarkable progress during the last few years which is a role model for developing countries. Shahbaz Sharif said that maximum facilities are being provided to foreign investors in Punjab and compared to 2013 Pakistan’s economy is developing speedily.
Malaysian investors should invest in Punjab and assured that all out incentives and facilities will be provided. He said there should be maximum exchange of trade delegations between Pakistan and Malaysia for further strengthening relations and the two countries should take immediate measures for this purpose, exchange of trade delegations between Pakistan and Malaysia will help in promotion of economic ties.
The Malaysian High Commissioner appreciated the extraordinary abilities of Shahbaz Sharif and said that his capacity to work hard is appreciated not only in Pakistan but also in foreign countries. He said that Punjab government is taking effective measures for the promotion of investment in the province.
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Farmers say, they have been furnished with good farming practices that saw them increase produce but currently sold at giveaway prices for lack of storage facilities, lest vegetables get wasted in gardens.
“We harvest big quantities of vegetables especially cabbages that we sell at low prices during harvesting season lest they are wasted in gardens. Getting a cooling facility would help us to store our produce for at least two weeks or more and sell at fair prices,” said Hategekimana Sylvestre, a member of KOAGMPA cooperative growing carrots, amaranth and cabbages in Mpaza marshland located in Mukura sector.
Other farmers told IGIHE that their produce is wasted during harvesting time often followed by vegetables shortage one month later.
Figures from Huye district show that vegetable farmers produce over 8,550 tons per annum on 474 hectares.
The mayor of Huye district, Sebutege Ange has explained that they are engaging with relevant stakeholders to find solution.
“We are aware that the facility helping farmers to reduce post-harvest losses is needed. We will continue to engage with relevant institutions particularly the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources to seek how such infrastructure can be set up in Huye,” he said.
Sebutege revealed that the issue was mostly experienced during the lockdown when big markets for their produce were not operational.


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According to the recent release of ACT Research’s China Commercial Vehicle Outlook, the Chinese commercial vehicle market has been reacting to the domestic and global surges of COVID-19, long-term pressures of market restructuring and new emissions regulations.
According to the report, domestic demand for heavy trucks in China fell more than 50% year over year in Q1/22, while the tractor market shrank almost 67% and domestic demand for medium-duty trucks dropped 46% compared with Q1/21.This has continue into the second quarter, with the trough being late in the quarter. Slow recovery is expected throughout the second half of 2022.
With too many trucks chasing available freight, there was little improvement in freight rates, which restrained vehicle purchase demand. Previous emissions upgrade policies that generated prebuy demand have now resulted in a natural lull. Some support for new vehicle sales was a result of good performance from export markets.
This quarter’s commercial vehicle bright spot came from the large and medium bus market, which experienced a mere 2% year-over-year contraction. The segment’s demand is supported by China’s move toward the use of alternative fuels, particularly BEVs, for passenger movement, but in Q1/22, this was set against a backdrop of stunted passenger demand resulting from continuing COVID outbreaks.
The China CV OUTLOOK, jointly published quarterly by ACT and China’s State Information Center (SIC), includes a review and forecast of China’s heavy tractor and heavy- and medium-duty truck and bus markets, as well as analysis of OEM market shares within China and an overview of the Chinese macroeconomy.
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Aspire Beverage Co., which is marketing a line of low-calorie sports drink for kids, has raised $1.25 million in equity financing, according to a regulatory filing.
The Victoria-based company pitches its drinks as healthy alternatives to sports drinks such as Gatorade. The beverages are 25 calories apiece and feature no artificial ingredients or coloring. The company began selling its drinks at Kowalski’s and Lunds and Byerly’s stores this spring.
Aspire aims to raise a total of about $4.3 million, according to the regulatory filing.
In a May interview, Aspire co-founder John Montague said the company expected to announce a significant investment led by a “major strategic investor” in the coming weeks. Names of investor weren’t included in the recent regulatory filing.
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London based street wear brand Pisces have released a new look book. The brand, launched in April this year, draw inspiration from the nineties era and the old school. They have also been heavily influenced by music, arts and culture.
At the moment, Pisces only have 3 tees available to purchase and they have been keeping their new collection under wraps. Throughout the year more and more designs will be released. The newest tee to come out features Pam Grier as Foxy Brown in the 1974 Blaxploitation film. They have created a juxtaposition by emblazoning a contemporary hip hop inspired slogan across the tee, uniting the past with the present.
The latest look book was shot around Notting Hill and takes the brand in a new direction. The grand scenes of an upper class neighbourhood create an interesting contrast with the brand’s ‘hood’ ethos. Despite being only a few months old, Pisces are already beginning to become a global brand with look books from London to Jamaica.
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TOKYO (CBS.MW) – Nissan Motor shares rallied a second day – up 10.8 percent – but the hum of its engine was relatively quiet as the Tokyo market focused most of its attention on rising semiconductor shares and profit-taking in banks. Meanwhile, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index trimmed losses to end down 1.16 percent, with shares of companies run by the Li family grabbing the spotlight.
Shares of Nissan (NSANY) revved up 53 yen, or 10.8 percent, to 545 yen. Johnson Controls has completed its tender offer to acquire 90.19 percent of Ikeda Bussan, Nissan’s chief supplier of car seats.
Nissan, amid a massive restructuring, agreed to sell its entire 37.9-percent stake in Ikeda for 4.1 billion yen (about $38 million). See full story.
Nissan shares are seen as cheap relative to Japanese rivals in the sector. Shares of Honda Motor Co. (HMC) skidded 30 yen, or 0.8 percent, to 3,730 yen, while Toyota Motor Corp. stock (TM) advanced 1.8 percent to 4,620 yen, up 80.
Mitsubishi Electric Corp. (MIELY), number three in share volume, rallied 3.8 percent to 1,029 yen, up 38 yen. The maker of semiconductors and electronics goods said it would outsource production of high-margin flash memory chips, most likely to a Taiwanese manufacturer. Mitsubishi Electric has been outsourcing production of DRAM chips flash memory chips for cell phones to Taiwan's Macronix International. See full story.
Shares of rival NEC Corp. (NIPNY) gained 3.3 percent to 3,100 yen, up 100. Shares of Hitachi Ltd. (HIT) eked out a one-yen gain, up 0.1 percent to 1,310 yen, on top of rising 1.4 percent the day before.
Electronics maker Sharp Corp. (SHCAY) surged 10.6 percent to 1,755 yen, up 168.
In the video game niche, shares of Sony Corp. (SNE) extended gains by 2.8 percent to 11,100 yen, up 300. Sony plans to more than double its output of the blockbuster PlayStation2 game console from next month on the expected popularity of DragonQuestVII game software and ahead of the machine's debut in the U.S. and Europe. See the CBS.MarketWatch.com exclusive.
Shares of Nintendo Co. (NTDMY) tumbled 3.7 percent, or 680 yen, to 17,750. Nintendo on Thursday unveiled two Internet-accessible game players, aiming to create a splash in the hotly contested next-generation game machine market next March and July. But the launch of the games marks delays because of a components shortage. See full story.
Japan banks pause
Shares of Fuji Bank Ltd. (FUJPY) fell 2 percent, or 17 yen to 846.
Industrial Bank of Japan Ltd. stock (ILBKY) lost 1.6 percent, or 13 yen, to 846. But Sakura Bank Ltd. (SAKUY) managed to retain this week’s heat in the Japanese bank sector, adding 0.6 percent, or 5 yen, to 793.
Shares of trading conglomerate Mitsubishi Corp. (MSBHY) rose 1.1 percent, or 9 yen, to 806. Mitsubishi and UBS Asset Management, a unit of Swiss Bank UBS AG (UBS), said Friday they'll team up to form an advisory firm next spring to manage real estate investment trusts, targeting initial assets under management of 100 billion yen ($920 million). See full story.
House of Li
In Hong Kong, shares of Hutchison Whampoa (HUWHY) rebounded late in the day, up 0.5 percent, or 50 cents, to 111.00 Hong Kong dollars. After the market closed the day before, chairman Li Ka-shing’s conglomerate said first-half net profit more than quadrupled but those earnings nevertheless came in below core consensus forecasts. See full story.
Shares of Cheung Kong Holdings (CHEUY) erased the previous days gains and dropped 1.5 percent to 101.00 Hong Kong dollars, down 1.50. The city’s biggest property developer is also controlled by Li and also posted profit growth that fell short of analysts’ expectations.
Shares of Singapore Telecommunications (SGTJY) soared 5.5 percent to 2.90 Singapore dollars, up 15 cents. Li Ka-shing said at his Thursday news conference in Hong Kong that if SingTel desires to privatize and if an opportunity presented itself, Cheung Kong might consider buying a stake. He added that his firms were not in talks with SingTel or the Singapore government, which owns 76 percent of the company.
In Sydney, shares of Telstra Corp. (TLS) extended their slide by 3.4 percent to 6.72 Australian dollars, down 24 cents. Some investors think the telecommunications firm is paying a high price to overcome its limited home market by joining up with Pacific Century CyberWorks of Hong Kong in joint ventures for wireless, Internet backbone and data center operations in Asia.
Telstra will invest $1.5 billion (2.5 billion Australian dollars) in their mobile-phone venture, and another $1.5 billion in bonds convertible to CyberWorks stock. See full story.
Shares of Pacific Century CyberWorks, which trade also on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker PCW, rose 1 percent, or 15 cents, to 14.80 Hong Kong dollars. The cash from Telstra will help reduce the company’s debt, which ballooned with last week’s takeover of Cable & Wireless HKT, the city’s dominant carrier. See related story.


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Not to be overshadowed by the slew of tablets from other manufacturers, Lenovo announced today that it is launching its LePad tablet worldwide in June.
This will come three months after the LePad's release in China, which Lenovo has slated for the end of March.
The company announced the LePad at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas last month. Specifications for the device were a 1.3 GHz Snapdragon processor, a 10.1-inch screen, and Andriod 2.2 -- though it is likely that the device will ship running the Android 3.0, which is optimized for tablets. The LePad was also announced with an IdeaPad U1 keyboard base, which converts the device into a notebook.
Shanghai-based Lenovo is largest personal computer vendor there and the fourth largest in the world.
Lenovo anticipates that the LePad will cost $399 to $499 when it ships, making it one of the only tablets to run at a price point competitive to that of Apple's iPad.
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A new community publication has been launched to cover a town which lost a weekly newspaper earlier this month.
The first edition of the Bridport Times has been produced as a sister title to the independent Sherborne Times, which was founded in 2008.
Bridport was one of a number of towns in Devon, Dorset and Somerset hit by the closure of the weekly ‘View From’ series – which ceased publication earlier this month with the loss of around 20 jobs.
A crowdfunding campaign has since been launched by Dorset-based marketing service the Poole Post to revive the series, which had a dedicated Bridport edition.
The Times, which is made up largely of lifestyle features, is free and will be published monthly.
In a message to readers, editor Glen Cheyne said: “Welcome to a new year and the very first edition of the Bridport Times, a monthly celebration of people, place and purveyor.
“Having been tapping this kernel of an idea around my desk for nearly two years, it is rewarding to see it evolve from an idea over coffee to the 72 pages of ink on paper that you now hold.
“The Bridport Times is very much yours, a positive platform to celebrate your town, your businesses, and your stories. We are not journalists, nor are we looking to join the squabble of news and opinion.
“We are a tiny, well-intentioned team of writers, artists, designers and photographers merely seeking out and championing the good in others. Take these pages Bridport, fill them with words and colour.”


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Designer brands seeking growth are turning to eyewear to boost brand awareness and the bottom line.
Jimmy Choo, which in February was acquired by TowerBrook Capital Partners LP, an international private equity firm, has signed a worldwide partnership with the Italian eyewear firm Safilo Group SpA to produce and distribute Jimmy Choo sunglasses and prescription frames.
"We will have transition, easy-to-wear, fabulous modern shapes," said Choo founder and president Tamara Mellon, adding that the glasses would be branded with a logo or a signature piece of hardware from one of Jimmy Choo's more popular bags.
Sunglasses will launch in January, followed by the optical line, which will be introduced at Vision Expo East in March. The license agreement runs until 2015.
Safilo produces eyewear for brands such as Gucci, Yves Saint Laurent, Kate Spade and Marc Jacobs.
"Eyewear is really a natural for the brand," said Joshua Schulman, who was named chief executive officer of Jimmy Choo in April. "It can be an iconic sexy product that our customer can relate to really well. Our customer loves luxury and sexy products."
@fearofgod and @maxfieldla have teamed up on a pop-up installation. The store, located in the gallery space across from Maxfield’s Melrose Ave location, is the site of the brand’s House of God pop-up in which Fear of God founder @jerrylorenzo has created a church-inspired installation. A dozen vintage church pews sit in front of an LED screen playing 90s gospel singers in an effort to re-create an environment akin to a Southern Baptist Church, Lorenzo explained. Read more about the pop-up on WWD.com #wwdfashion (📷: Jennifer Johnson)
Known for his sleek, sophisticated American glamour, Norman Norell is the subject of an upcoming exhibition at @fitnyc. “Norell: Dean of American Fashion,” which runs from February 9 through April 14, will feature approximately 100 ensembles and accessories. His best work is exemplified by the designer’s glittering “mermaid” gowns frosted with thousands of hand-sewn sequins – like the one pictured. (📷: William Helburn) #wwdfashion
For pre-fall 2018, @balmain didn’t let go of the glitz. A crystal embroidered baseball jacket priced at around $40,000 hangs in the “couture” section of the brand’s first men’s pre-collection. Sporting the words “Balmain Army” across the back, the item took around two months to make. “When it was completed, it was like Christmas, it was like, ‘It’s done, it’s exactly what I wanted,’” said Balmain’s creative director @olivier_rousteing during a tour of the collection in a Paris showroom on Monday. #wwdfashion
Eighty degree temperatures and outdoor installations at the annual Art Basel Miami Beach called for bright, elevated beachwear. See more street style pictures on WWD.com. #theyarewearing #ABMB (📷: @lifeinreverie)
Following September’s emotional tribute to her brother Gianni, Donatella Versace wanted to bring the spring show’s deep sense of intimacy to her @versace_official pre-fall collection. Donatella found inspiration in Versace Palazzo in Milan and from Gianni’s opulent apartment. Archival patterns and new motifs were splashed on silk shirtdresses and fitted jersey frocks. See the rest of the photos on WWD.com. #wwdfashion
Demna Gvasalia continues to shake up the Paris fashion calendar — and experiment with new runway timetables for his @vetements_official brand. WWD has learned that Vetements plans to stage its next coed show for the fall 2018 season on January 19 during Men’s Fashion Week in the French capital. Details about the timing and venue have not been confirmed — stay tuned on WWD.com to catch the latest. #wwdnews (📷: @giovanni_giannoni_photo)
@zacposen's go-to holiday gift? Cookies! "I'll usually bake cookies and send them as a gift," said the designer, who recently released his cookbook "Cooking With Zac: Recipes from Rustic to Refined." Get the recipe for his Brown Butter-Chocolate Chip Cookies via link in bio 🍪🍪🍪 #wwdeye #cookingwithzac
For @monsemaison’s pre-fall 2018 collection, Fernando Garcia and Laura Kim honed in on the brand’s many signatures — men’s wear, which was tweaked and feminized through deconstruction, proportion play and lots of bare shoulders. See the rest of the photos on WWD.com #wwdfashion (📷: George Chinese)
On Friday night, @yohjiyamamotoofficial received the Design for Asia Lifetime Achievement Award in Hong Kong. The 75-year-old designer has been celebrated for many years and is best known for his dark and avant-garde tailoring. “In my long career, in design, architecture, [I’ve been to] so many parties, this is the very first time that I have such a warm feeling, I really appreciate this,” Yamamoto said. #wwdfashion (📷: @dominiquemaitre)


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LONDON (MarketWatch) -- Tesco PLC (TSCO.LN) Chief Executive Philip Clarke Tuesday sounded an upbeat note about the opportunities available to the retailer despite the difficult global economic environment, even as he confirmed Tesco's plans to forgo profits in the U.K. to turn around its struggling business here.
Speaking at a conference in London hosted by supermarket research group IGD, Clarke said he'd never known a time when there have been so many opportunities for businesses with the right technology and people to emerge from the economic situation stronger and better.
But at the same time, Tesco is having to invest its second half U.K. profits in a GBP500 million price cutting drive to lure back customers that have increasingly been shopping at low-cost competitors or rivals that have maintained an innovative edge over the U.K.'s largest grocer.
The company said last week it expects U.K. trading profit, which measures adjusted operating profit excluding property profits and other one-off items, to be flat in the second half because of the campaign. U.K. trading profit rose 4.5% in the first half to GBP1.27 billion.
"Sometimes you need to put aside the pursuit of profit in the market to get back in tune with the nation," Clarke said Tuesday in reference to the company's Big Price Drop campaign.
Tesco, along with the rest of the retail sector, is battling low U.K. consumer confidence, high inflation and fears over job security.
Retail sales in September just pushed positive at 0.1% on a like-for-like basis, according to British Retail Consortium figures published Tuesday, but this small positive belies several previous months of declines and reflects underlying difficulties in the non-food sector as cash-strapped consumers curtail discretionary purchases.
Last week, Clarke said rising fuel prices have had a significant impact on consumer-spending power, after shoppers were forced to shell out an extra GBP750 million on fuel in the first half of the year compared with last year.


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It’s September so that means one thing – details and rumours of a new Apple iPhone are circulating the mediascape giving tech fanatics weeks of frothing material to pore over in the lead up to its actual release.
Here’s what we know so far about the new Apple iPhone 14.
Announced on Thursday, alongside a bevy of new accessories including AirPods and the equally anticipated Apple Watch Series 8, the Apple iPhone 14 comes in your basic two size preference standard and Plus with three capacity options. So far, so familiar.
But what has most fans excited is that perhaps for the first time after a few years of plateauing, the iPhone 14 is promising new technology and not just in the camera or relocated charge point.
The most intriguing of those is a new tech that can detect if you have been in a serious car crash. (Has this been happening a lot?). If you’re in the US and Canada, you’ll also be able to send SOS messages via satellite from November. No such luck here in Australia however, but hopefully that is on the cards further down the track considering how iffy our networks can be on a good day. Looking at you, Vodafone…
The hated notch that houses the front facing camera is also out of the picture, literally, with a new pill-shaped “Dynamic Island” that will contain the cameras. A proximity sensor will turn off inputs when you put your phone to your ear has been shuffled further down the screen. A new notification style will be within the island. This feature, however, will only be available on the Pro.
Speaking of the camera, the iPhone 14 Pro will also feature a new 48MP main camera, giving greater light capture, along with 2x zoom shots without the fuzz-ifying of details. Then there’s also the option to take huge images in the new professional ProRAW format.
From a totally pragmatic perspective however, it’s the batter that is splitting the divide.
According to CEO Tim Cook, who fronted the first in-person event since prior to the pandemic in California, the iPhone 14 Pro and Max come with a high-performance A16 Bionic chip that will ensure longer battery life plus quicker processing. A boon for those who live on the go and don’t want to carry around a charging pack.
Again, this is a Pro only feature and standard 14s will still use the current processor. Seems like it pays to go Pro.
Speaking of pay, this is where things get sticky.
Apple seems to be calling our bluff and taking the Rolls-Royce approach to design. Australians can expect to pay a sweet starting price of $1399 for the standard iPhone 14 before it hits a cute $1899, with the standard Plus, Pro and Pro Max formats on offer.
To put this into perspective, your basic Apple MacBook Air 13-inch costs $1499 at Harvey Norman.
— anj (@le_ajn) September 7, 2022


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Peachtree Corners is blessed with a number of restaurants of all kind which means there must be a lot of diners living in the county's newest city who enjoy eating out.
In the span of less than a year, we've noticed three new locally-owned Italian restaurants, (all located on S.R. 141) that have opened their doors:
Patch has reviewed all three eateries and now we'd like to know which is your favorite. Take a moment and vote for your favorite.


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A smartwatch that can make calls, receive emails and even take photographs has been launched by Samsung.
Galaxy Gear - described as "something out of sci-fi" - was unveiled at a Samsung Unpacked event in Berlin this evening.
The smartwatch allows users to access email, text and even make phone calls - without touching their mobile.
It features speakers and microphones, meaning people speak into and hear from the device on their wrist instead of a handset.
Pranav Mistry, head of Think Tank Team at Samsung Research America, showed off Galaxy Gear during a presentation at the Berlin IFA today, which was live streamed to Times Square in New York.
Mr Mistry said: "This is an exciting time for all of us at Samsung.
"We have created something incredible. You don't need to get your phone out anymore.
"Gear takes the entirety of your digital world and places it right where you can see."


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A biodegradable and compostable fast food packaging range made of bio-waste from the sugar cane industry in India has won a top industry award for innovation.
The 28-strong line-up from Ask Packaging, which includes burger boxes, fish and chip boxes, plates and bowls, took the Product Innovation Award at the Coffee Shop Innovation Expo earlier this month. The award pays tribute to a concept that demonstrates excellence in innovation and design and which has made a significant impact on the industry in 2021.
The 100% natural sugarcane bagasse products were launched in 2016 by Ask Packaging and are made using the waste pulp leftover from the processing of sugar cane on the company’s agricultural land in India.
The award followed a 15-minute pitch to judges in front of a live audience in which the packaging was praised for providing a viable alternative to plastic and polystyrene as well as contribution to lowering carbon emissions.
Anish Khinda, owner of Ask Packaging, comments: “A lot of people buy bagasse packaging from China, but it has to import the raw material as China doesn’t grow sugar cane. India, where we have our agricultural land, is the second-largest producer of sugar cane behind Brazil so immediately we are reducing the carbon footprint of having to import any raw material.
“Secondly, whereas previously the pulp leftover from the processing of the sugar cane was burned and the emissions released into the atmosphere, we’re now not burning it, we’re turning it into packaging. We’ve found a solution for this product and we are offsetting our carbon footprint quite drastically.”
The company’s commitment to providing a use for a waste product impressed the panel of judges, especially Cathy Port, head of food at Costa Coffee, who commended Ask on a passionate presentation.
Anish adds: “It was a real lump in the throat moment when we won the award because it’s involved a lot of sleepless nights and investment to get this project off the ground. And to be recognised by someone in the food and drinks industry such as Cathy at Costa Coffee was a proud moment for all the hard work we've put in behind the scenes.”
With more and more fish and chip shops looking to reduce their environmental impact, Anish believes the need for sustainable packaging will increase and he hopes to leverage the win to drive future growth.
The Ask Packaging range is biodegradable and fully compostable, both at home and in commercial sites.


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While I was costume shopping and downing the first of the Christmas beers, Gothamist reported the news that Brooklyn Brewery received a New York state grant that will help it expand, upping its production from 8,000 to 50,000 barrels a year.
This is big news not just for the neighborhood, which will see new business and jobs as a result. It’s great for the beer world because Brooklyn is what I call a major “ambassador brewery” — that is, they introduce many people to good beer because they’re widespread and available in places that don’t serve much craft beer. As with Sierra Nevada and Samuel Adams, it’s good news for anyone that likes beer when these guys do well.


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The technology space is growing to become a very necessary one, with the existence of the pandemic and with the rate at which the world is advancing. This is reflected in the revenue gathered, as tech startups in Africa alone made well over $2.9 billion in 2021.
Of the total income brought in by African tech startups, startups owned and managed by Nigerians brought in the most, with a whopping $1.7 billion (amounting to about 60%) of the total amount coming from Nigerian startups which are creating new products, services and platforms.
Africa is giving a very good account of itself in the tech scene, as a recent report by Maxime Bayen’s – a venture capitalist and business consultant – business database Africa report stated that Africa is currently home to seven different tech heavyweights, referred to as unicorns which boats of valuations surpassing $1 billion.
The United States of America has noticed the blossoming tech scene in Nigeria and is now starting to provide support for the fast-growing, lucrative sector. The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Berth Leonard at the 2021 Nigeria Tech Summit announced the intention of the US government to provide sufficient support for the tech scene in Nigeria.
The support to be provided from the United States will ensure that the country’s tech scene continues to grow and provide a favourable environment that will boost a sector which will kickstart more global businesses, create more job opportunities and ensure that the citizens live a more prosperous life.
Of the seven African tech “unicorns”, three are owned by Nigerians. These three are Opay, Flutterwave and Interswitch. Mary Berth Leonard lauded the fact that Nigeria owns three of Africa’s seven heavyweights, and went on to say that Nigeria has the potential to do a lot more in the tech scene but only with the proper support.
Japan, NITDA to Launch Incubation Scheme for Nigerian Startups
The Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) working with Nigeria’s National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), is set to launch iHatch.
iHatch is a startup incubation scheme designed to expand the number of innovation-driven enterprises by Nigerian youths.
The scheme will include a 5-month free intensive incubation program where entrepreneurs’ business ideas are shaped and perfected, through a series of coaching, lectures, and boot camps, to generate viable and scalable business models.
The initiative launched through NITDA’s subsidiary, the National Centre for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics (NCAIR) will focus on developing Nigerian youths’ innovation, entrepreneurial skills and technological know-how.
According to the Head, Corporate Affairs and External Relations of NITDA, Mrs Hadiza Umar, iHatch’s incubation program will provide an opportunity “for startups that have innovative business ideas along with a prototype of their products or services”.
The participating startups, Umar said, will receive free offline and online interactive training from experienced coaches and mentors from over the world.
Other benefits would include free co-working space for the duration of the programme and investment opportunities.
In his remarks, the Director-General of NITDA, Malam Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi said, “iHatch seeks to establish a programme that will accelerate the process of taking ideas to impact, hence providing the much-needed jobs for our teeming youths, and also nurturing that entrepreneurial spirit in them, which will catalyse the Nigerian digital economy to the next level.”
BlocPower Obtains $5m from Jeff Bezos’ Earth Fund
Jeff Bezos’ Earth Fund announced this week the list of environment-focused groups that have been awarded an amount of close to $443 million (in total) to help with their work. BlocPower, an energy efficiency tech start-up with a focus on building construction in urban areas has won an amount of $5.5 million from the fund.
BlocPower has so far completed at least 1,000 green energy projects in the New York area. It makes use of its licensed software for leasing, analysis, project management and monitoring of urban clean energy projects. The company’s customers are saving between 20% and 40% on their energy bills every year. It plans to use the Bezos grant to add about 125 million buildings and more cities to its BlocMaps software database.
The company is based in Brooklyn, and launched a WiFi service this year which gives low-income areas free internet and also gives the energy-saving company a glimpse at local energy usage as well as the potential to bring energy-saving options.
According to Andrew Steer, the President and CEO of the Bezos Earth Fund, the goal of the fund is to back agents of change who are facing the challenges that this pivotal decade brings. In a statement announcing this week’s grants, Steer also said that the grants are giving room to push climate justice further and protect nature, two areas that require attention and action.
Lauren Sanchez, the Vice Chair of the Bezos Earth Fund stated the plight of disadvantaged communities, saying that they have taken the brunt of environmental damage for a long time, and that they are important players in providing necessary solutions.
Founder and CEO of BlocPower, Donnel Baird said in an interview that commercial buildings were becoming increasingly interested in cutting costs and looking into energy efficiency. Baird estimates that 100 million buildings in the United States waste over $100 billion a year on fossil fuels, going further to say that there are significant savings that can be introduced to conserve energy.
BlocPower has previously raised $50 million, and is supported by some of the top investors in the world, including Kapor Capital (one of the early Uber investors), Twitter, AirBnB, Lyft, and Andressen Horowitz (an early Facebook investor).
African Startup uLesson Raises $15m, with Support from Tencent and Nielsen Ventures
Two-year old edtech startup uLesson, founded by a Nigerian, announced that it has now closed a $15 million Series B round.
Edtech startup companies benefited greatly from the pandemic’s disruption, pulling huge amounts of money from investors worldwide and it felt like African startups were left out. However, the announcement of uLesson shows that this is not the case any longer.
The investment comes almost a year after uLesson closed a $7.5 million in Series A round. and was completed by five different investors, and they are; Tencent, TLcom Capital, Founder Collective, Nielsen Ventures and already existing investors Owl Ventures. The investment is also the largest announced investment in an African edtech startup.
uLesson was founded by Nigerian Sim Shagaya in 2019, and it came into the market when the pandemic ravaged the world last year. Being a young company, uLesson had to keep switching business models in a bid to determine what would be best for a very tough African market.
At its launch, uLesson started by providing a product pack of SD cards and dongles which had pre-recorded videos for K-12 students. They can access lessons either via streaming or through using SD cards to download and save the lesson content.
However, uLesson has introduced some new features for a comprehensive edtech play for the demographic. It added quizzes, as well as a homework help feature that would assist students in connecting to tutors from other universities.
It also started a live class feature, which consists of polls and leaderboards as well as a live experience of DevKids, a coding class that is separate from the core uLesson platform. DevKids has however been rolled back, with Shagaya stating that plans were being made to introduce the feature – which was initially an experiment in teaching kids how to code and at a point raked in about 30% of the company’s total revenue – sometime in January next year.
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Jan 21, 2020
In 2016 Astley, a Condé Nast lifer, inherited a stodgy brand and was tasked with brining a fresh voice and new vision to it. Architectural Digest, which turns 100 this month, had hardly any digital presence to speak of: No video footprint, fewer than a million followers on Instagram. Today it is coming up on 5 million Instagram followers and has more than 2.5 million subscribers on YouTube. Astley joins the podcast today to talk about modernizing the mag without losing touch with its DNA. And the ads. All those beautiful ads.


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Bernard Chaus, a company that made its name dressing working women, is branching into designer sportswear, with an agreement announced yesterday to buy certain assets of the Cynthia Steffe label from troubled LF Brands.
No price was disclosed, but Steffe is believed to have less than $20 million in annual sales.
Steffe – who started her career at The Anne Klein Co. as an assistant to then resident designer Donna Karan before launching her own line in 1989 with husband Richard Roberts – is known for clothes with fine detailing and an often flirtatious air.
Her most recent runway collection, for spring 2004, showcased whimsical looks that appeared to draw inspiration from the polka dot or sailor themes of the 1940s.
Such lightheartedness stands in contrast to the more severe looks – turtleneck sweaters, leather blazers and slacks – that Bernard Chaus is known for. Founded by Josephine Chaus and her husband Bernard in 1976, the company grew to become a leading maker of women’s career clothes.
After a restructuring in the 1990s that led to Bernard Chaus being delisted from the New York Stock Exchange (it currently trades on the Nasdaq bulletin board), the company, which returned to profit in its most recent fiscal year, is looking to branch into new areas.
“We saw this as an opportunity to grow the company,” said Josephine Chaus, chairwoman and chief executive, of the Steffe acquisition. Bernard died in 1991.
For Steffe and Roberts, who will retain their current posts as designer and president respectively, the deal provides an 11th-hour rescue from LF Brands, formerly the Leslie Fay Co., which has closed its operations in New York, as it negotiates with creditors.
A possible bankruptcy filing and auction of the LF trademarks, including Leslie Fay, David Warren and Trio New York names, is expected shortly.
Gilbert Harrison, chairman of Financo, which advised LF on the sale of Cynthia Steffe, declined to comment beyond saying that “a number of apparel companies are interested in the LF trade names.”


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Gross profit for the quarter was a record $2.1m, more than triple the $0.7m recorded in the prior year comparative period.
However, after total operating expenses of $8.3m (a significant increase from Q1 2021’s $3.3m), the business recorded a quarterly net loss of $6.2m. This was more than double the $2.6m net loss recorded in the prior year period.
As of the end of the period, Rivalry held $24.1m in cash and cash equivalents.
“The strength in the business in the second quarter was all achieved organically and driven by our existing core markets,” said Rivalry CEO Steven Salz.
“Launching in our first two regulated markets was a very important milestone in Q2 that will help drive growth in the coming quarters as we establish our brand with consumers, deploying our ‘crawl, walk, run’ strategy that prioritises operating with sustainable unit economics in new markets first, and scaling spend thereafter.”Salz added that the business was pleased with its Q2 performance despite not seeing a material contribution from either Ontario or Australia, the two regulated markets it entered during the quarter.
Rivalry CEO Steven Salz: “Launching in our first two regulated markets was a very important milestone in Q2 that will help drive growth in the coming quarters as we establish our brand with consumers, deploying our ‘crawl, walk, run’ strategy that prioritises operating with sustainable unit economics in new markets first, and scaling spend thereafter.”
“On the other side we were proud to demonstrate the profitability potential of our current betting handle, posting record gross profit during the quarter,” he added.
“Looking ahead, we are excited about the second half of the year. The traditionally strong third quarter is tracking well for us. Several important platform enhancements in areas like mobile app, traditional sports offering, and our casino vertical are set to be launched in the coming months.”
Rivalry announced in May that it would look to add online casino games to its online offering, which is primarily focused on esports betting.
The business hopes to go live with online casino during Q3, as well as aiming to launch its new mobile app during the quarter.
Following the end of Q2, Rivalry said betting handle in July had broken its existing monthly record, as $23.4m was wagered on its products during the month.
“With a number of impactful product releases, marketing, and operational initiatives slated through the rest of year, we are hungry to demonstrate to the market the inherent operating leverage in our model,” Salz added.


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We’re just a few weeks away from Apple’s keynote in September where the tech giant will unveil the much-anticipated anniversary edition iPhone 8. A lot has been leaked about the handset over the past few weeks. Now, a new set of leaked photos are doing rounds on the web revealing key details about the next-gen iPhone.
These photos were posted on Chinese forum Weibo which apparently reveal slides of an internal Apple presentation of the upcoming iPhone 8 for its employees in China. To begin with, the latest leaked photos confirm some of the features we already know that might feature in the upcoming iPhone 8, which include wireless charging, facial recognition, as well as support for AR.
It’s also worth noting that the handset shown in these slides looks rather similar to what’ve seen in past leaks. For instance, the back of the device does not reveal a fingerprint sensor, implying that Apple has either integrated the fingerprint sensor within the display itself, or the company may have decided to ditch the feature entirely.
Elsewhere, the leaked slides also indicate the start of sales of the upcoming iPhone 8. Going by the slides, the handset could go on sale sometime around September 17. That being said, it’s still unclear if this is date when pre-orders go live or when the device actually arrives in stores. You can check out these leaked slides by clicking the source link below.
However, it goes without saying that readers should take this information with a huge grain of salt, as nothing is official at the moment.
Though what we do know is the fact that the iPhone 8 will be quite different from past iPhones, both in terms of features and design. The handset is expected to come with a glass body and edge-to-edge OLED display, ditching away the Home button and perhaps replacing the Touch ID with a new facial recognition system.
Apple is expected to announce three iPhone models this year. The special edition iPhone 8 will be announced at the company’s keynote in September alongside the iPhone 7s and 7s Plus. However, the iPhone 8 is expected to go on sale sometime later compared to the other two models as Apple is reportedly facing supply issues for OLED screens.


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Growing trends towards artificial intelligence and geoengineering in the food sector put forward by big corporations will only perpetuate “agribusiness as usual”, according to a new report.
Proteins produced in petri dishes, AI-managed farms, and food-delivery drones will help solve the hunger problem whilst at the same time reducing the impact of food production on the environment. This is the belief that many are betting on and it’s leading to a growing trend of corporations like Amazon, Alibaba, Facebook and Microsoft teaming up with agribusinesses that already dominate the food industry, according to a joint report by Belgium-based IPES Food and the US-based ETC Group.
“There’s clearly a huge interest in applying all of the new technologies, of what's being called the Fourth Industrial Revolution, to food systems and disrupting them,” Nick Jacobs, director of IPES Food and co-author of the report, told Geneva Solutions.
However, while promising, the authors claim that these new technologies will only accelerate environmental breakdown and food insecurity unless civil society can work together across regions and sectors so that innovation also benefits small scale farmers, consumers and other food actors.
Why this matters. The pandemic has underscored the food problem that has already been simmering for years. Over 690 million people around the globe went hungry in 2019 and at least three billion could not afford a healthy diet, according to UN figures. According to estimates by the World Food Programme, the Covid crisis could have pushed another 270 million people over the brink of food insecurity in 2020.
At the same time, the food supply chain is responsible for roughly a quarter of global greenhouse gas emissions and has accelerated biodiversity loss and land degradation.
Revolutionising food. Closing the hunger gap while reducing the environmental impact has thus become a global goal, with many believing that technological innovation is the key to unleash the transformation needed.
This has paved the way for digitalisation and automation throughout the whole food chain, from a tomato growing in a farm to the caprese salad on our plates.
As part of the new “precision farming” techniques being developed, drones are being used to spray crops with pesticides to target specific areas, thus reducing the amount of products used and optimising costs for farmers.
Apps are being developed to improve transparency and allow for better tracking of products across the supply chain.
Emerging e-retail and food delivery markets, which have accelerated thanks to the pandemic, are an opportunity for brands to better understand and meet buyers' demands through algorithms.
The report also points to two areas, which are less developed but that are expected to increasingly play a role in the future of food: molecular technologies – most commonly associated with GMO plants – and nature modification – manipulating earth system processes like the weather or the carbon cycle.
Giants moving in. With enormous economical potential, powerful companies like Amazon, Alibaba and Facebook are increasingly moving into these new fields posing a risk of new monopolies and cartels being formed, although this time with food.
According to the report, within the next five years the agricultural sector will be second in drone use after the military. Amazon and Microsoft are teaming up with farm equipment giants to provide the cloud computing infrastructure needed to host the data for precision farming, the report says.
“The way food systems are headed, with the concentration of power in the hands of these companies, and the coming together of agribusinesses with cloud computing companies, private equity firms and data companies, it is putting food security at the mercy of very centralised systems,” Jacobs explained.
Such concentration would perpetuate many of the social and environmental challenges that the food sector faces today, and even accelerate some of them, including land, ocean and resource grab, according to the report.
“This could accelerate some of the trends we're seeing already, notably farmers moving off the land for exodus and creating huge risks with regard to resilience,” he added.
The case for open access. Despite depicting a scenario that sends shivers down the spine, the authors also highlight how technology can be used for the good of smaller food actors.
“There are huge benefits to be gained from information and technology, allowing people to access the decision making processes that affect our food systems, such as a UN negotiation or a town hall meeting,” Jacobs explained.
“We see technologies as being part of production systems, and also helping to build more inclusive governance systems. The difference here is that the technology that we need would be based on open access and owned by cooperatives or by people rather than the current situation, where people are surrendering their data and being nudged, with no control over it.”
To avoid the downward spiral, the authors suggest a series of strategies for civil society to spark a movement over the next 25 years that could lead to sustainable food systems. If successful, the report estimates that around $4 trillion could be shifted from the industrial food chain to food sovereignty and agroecology, including $720bn in subsidies currently going to big commodity production, and as much as $1.6 trillion in healthcare savings from a crackdown on junk food. These actions could slash food system emissions by 75 per cent, the report states.
Among the steps that could be taken to ensure that technological innovation serves that purpose is shifting public and private investment towards supporting open access solutions, Jacobs explained.
Another aspect, he added, is regulating corporations: “One of the key strategies we lay out for civil society is to push for antitrust treaties to avoid excessive concentration of corporate power, which enables technological solutions to be put forward without any benefits.”
Asked if he believed big corporations could be convinced to steer food systems in that direction, Jacobs said that “some companies seem to be fundamentally monopolistic in the way they work so it would be naive to imagine that we could work with all of the biggest companies to develop the solutions.”
“If we look at the struggles over vaccines right now, it's very illustrative. There are deep divisions between a sort of philanthro-capitalist approach and others calling for fundamental rethinking of intellectual property rights, of the way we share information and of people's right to develop medicines and vaccines.”


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Wireless routers have for years taken the form of ugly black rectangles that we've habitually tried to bury behind our TVs and bookshelves. ASUS is hoping that you'll think differently about the Blue Cave, its new WiFi router that looks like an electric pencil sharpener on human growth hormone. The device with a hole is an AC2600 dual-band WiFi router that the company says can handle enough connections to cope with your growing home.
That design isn't just meant to be aesthetically pleasing, although it certainly is striking. Rather than add the antennas outside the device, the company built them into the roof of the Blue Cave. The motherboard -- which uses Intel technology -- sits on the bottom, with the hole providing some useful distance between the two.
Capacity is no substitute for speed, but ASUS believes that the Blue Cave will also let you stream 4K video and share files without any lag. Plus, the router supports IFTTT (and Alexa) out of the box, helping you to build formulas that run your home and make your digital life more manageable.
Of course, wireless security, especially when it comes to the internet of things, is something of an issue these days. ASUS is, as usual, bundling AiProtection, a "free for life" security solution from Trend Micro, inside the Blue Cave's system.
In addition, ASUS is letting smartphone users run the router from an app on their smartphone in a similar way to Google WiFi. Administrators can view network usage, set family time limits and control which apps can access the internet. The apps will also send a notification whenever a new device is added to the network, and if AiProtection detects a potential hack.
The device will set you back around $180 when it launches, but when that day will be remains unclear.
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The "Reversing Visibility Index" released by NRMA Insurance
measures how clearly a car driver can see out the back of their
reversing vehicle. The Reversing Index showed that the number
of Australian cars tested with a reversing camera as a standard
or optional feature has increased from five in 2006 to 15 in 2007.
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reversing cameras as standard or a factory option on some
vehicles include Audi, BMW, Ford,
Honda, Jeep, Lexus, Mercedes, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Porsche, Subaru,
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Road Safety Manager Pam Leicester said reversing cameras can
greatly improve what drivers can see behind their vehicle while
reversing so it was pleasing to see so many car manufacturers
starting to adopt the reverse car technology, especially on
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especially welcome the recent move by Toyota in making a reversing
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the news isn't as good for family sedans and smaller vehicles.
Very few of these vehicles feature the technology and as a result
have performed poorly in our Index,"
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of the 4 most popular family sedans in Australia have received
a 0 star rating, and of the 12 cars who failed to achieve any
stars five are small-medium vehicles.
is a real concern because many of these vehicles have hazardous
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installing display screens for audio, GPS and air-conditioning
systems can add a reversing camera for a minimal cost. That's
why we urge manufacturers to offer reversing cameras as standard
equipment to help keep small children safe," Pam Leicester
drivers don't need to buy
a brand new car to get access to reversing camera technology.
Retail products are available and can be easily retro-fitted
to older Australian cars that don't feature a display screen
reversing cameras can result in improved rear visibility for
drivers of many cars on our road today. A properly-installed
camera could, in fact, give the driver the same visibility as
a five-star car," Ms Leicester of the Australian
car insurance company NRMA added.
reminded all parents that even the best reversing camera was
no substitute for adult supervision of children around cars.
every week a child is run over in their driveway in Australia
and these incidents account for about 10per cent of all child
pedestrian deaths and injuries.*
children are naturally inquisitive, can move surprisingly quickly
and can be in unexpected places so motorists should never drive
a vehicle where a small child could be unattended. Make sure
an adult is holding the child or put the child securely in the
vehicle with you when you are maneuvering in a driveway,"
See how cars ranked for their child
safety car reversing camera technology.
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As Wednesday has arrived, so has the weekly fuel price update for Malaysia, as the ministry of finance has announced the retail prices of fuels for the coming week of July 27 to August 2, 2023.
Once again there is no change in the price of RON 97 petrol for the coming week, which sees the premium grade of petrol continue at its current rate of RM3.37 per litre as carried over from last week, itself unchanged from the previous week.
Meanwhile RON 95 petrol continues to be priced at its ceiling figure of RM2.05 per litre, as set by the Malaysian government in February 2021. Similarly there’s no change to diesel retail pricing, with Euro 5 B10 and B20 blends priced at RM2.15 per litre, and the Euro 5 B7 blend also continues at its same price of RM2.35 per litre.
These prices will take effect from midnight tonight until Wednesday, August 2, 2023, when the next set of fuel price updates will be announced. This is the 30th edition of the weekly fuel pricing format for this year, and the 237th in total since the format’s introduction at the start of 2019.
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The coronavirus pandemic has changed life as we know it. Television – and TV advertising – is no exception. The economic downturn the pandemic has caused all over the world will undoubtedly impact on ad spend: Ampere Analysis Insights, for example, forecast that TV spend will fall by 12 percent globally in 2020.
Surprising? No. It’s not a shock that many brands have decided to place planned ad campaigns on hold: the World Federation of Advertisers (WFA) noted that four out of five multinationals have done so, as the negative economic impact of the pandemic on pay-TV and TV advertising is expected to last at least two years.
But is this decision by brands to cut ad spend necessary, or wise? Also no. In fact, this is a critical time that brands must use to continue communicating and engaging meaningfully with their customers and audiences. The WFA revealed that just as many multinational companies – four out of five – are developing new marketing messages relevant to the crisis to keep connected with their customers.
We can use the 2008 financial crash as a yardstick to demonstrate the value of continuing ad spend during times of crisis. There are demonstrable benefits that we can see that come from spending through a downturn as consumers prove to be more open to positive brand messages.
Big global companies like Nestle, Unilever and L’Oréal increased ad investment following the crash, and it helped them weather the storm. In an environment where many people worldwide stockpiled food and drink, an ongoing investment in ad spend could boost sales income and help brands survive what is undoubtedly a challenging and uncertain time.
Millward Brown research showed that 60% of brands that stopped spending on communications for six or more months because of a crisis suffered in terms of both brand image and brand usage. It also illustrated a higher risk of failure when brands began investing in ad spend again.
This means that cutting budgets in an economically constrained landscape only bolsters the bottom line in the short-term; long-term, it damages the brand’s share of market and share of voice. Brands need to maintain their momentum to derive the true value of TV ad spend.
Building brand equity through relevant and meaningful advertising
What exactly does this mean in a South African context, though? South African audiences – like their global counterparts – turn to trusted media during times of crisis, and this has largely meant switching to news channels more often, to keep up to date with developments surrounding the pandemic.
But an extended period of lockdown has also meant that the majority of viewers are consuming media at home and that there has been steep growth in TV viewing, particularly daytime viewing. For instance, overall, viewing time on our own channels – TLC, Discovery, Discovery Family, Real Time, Investigative Discovery (ID), Travel, HGTV and Food Network – has increased by 1.1 percent, while total pay-TV consumption has risen by 3.2 percent in ratings and 23.7 percent in viewers since the lockdown started.
These channels have increased their share of audience 13% overall, driven predominantly by Discovery Family’s 50% increase in share of audience. And the 90 days franchise has led the way in highest viewers during lockdown, with a whopping 386 365 viewers for 90 day Fiancé: Before the 90 Days on TLC.
What these figures show is a significant opportunity for brands to build brand equity through continued investment in ad spend during the crisis. But this requires careful and considered positioning and messaging – particularly in terms of demonstrating how they are responding to the pandemic and helping their customers and broader society. This means advertising that is meaningful, relevant, positive and inspiring.
And in turn, partnerships that are highly responsive. Our sales house, ViacomCBS, for instance has shown that collaboration and fluidity in times like these are more than a value-add; they have managed to turn-around new, relevant and engaging packages for our partners, that has undoubtedly reflected on their brands as being in touch with the times, and positioning these partners as future-forward by offering valuable content – now – through the lens of our new normal.
This opportunity to engage viewers in a different way – showing that we’re heeding this transition into the new world together, and that these brands are responsive, will help futureproof business. We are seeing multiple South African brands doing this extremely well, including financial services providers like Momentum, Absa, Liberty and Old Mutual, mobile network providers like Vodacom and MTN, retailers like Pick n Pay and Makro, as well as SA Tourism, among others. These brands are displaying positivity, warmth and value, with messages relevant to the coronavirus pandemic – which are standing them in good stead.
Ultimately, brands that are flexible, nimble and adaptable and that continue to invest in ad spend during the current pandemic – with the right messaging in place – will reap the benefits and emerge from the crisis with greater brand equity and stronger customer relationships.
Clare O’Neil is commercial director: Discovery Inc, Africa
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