Good news for South African cell phone users – The Department of Communications has called for interconnect fees to drop by 30c. This means that each time someone wants to make a call to another network (e.g. from Vodacom to MTN) the networks will only pay each other R0,95 to switch calls, compared to R1,25 [...]
SA cell phone interconnect fees to drop by 30c
Pressing economic times demand a new mindset in support of local enterprises
Guest post by Proudly South African.
Local enterprises are the lifeblood of any country which has its sights set on sustainable economic growth and real social development. However, growing and developing into thriving businesses that can contribute to employment creation first and foremost requires that a sustained demand is established for the products and services [...]
Compliment of the Week: KFC
When a customer is so happy with a company that they want to be a part of it one day, you know that that company is definitely doing something right.
This week we congratulate KFC on their fantastic customer service, as complimented by a true fan, Nqobile:
“I have never ever eaten something like this before. People [...]
Customer loyalty programmes to be changed
When the Consumer Protection Act comes into effect in October 2010, companies are going to need to adjust their customer loyalty programmes in order to comply with the new requirements of the Act.An article on Bizcommunity reports that loyalty programmes will need to be revised in order to ensure that consumers’ fundamental rights are protected, [...]
Virus clamps down on banking sites
A new computer virus has been detected in South Africa by Symantec, a global computer security company. The virus is named Clampi, and is said to target online bankers by copying their usernames and passwords when they are entered on banking websites. According to a report on Fin24.com, the virus was first detected in 2008, [...]
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