Views and News with Clarence Ford

Clarence Ford speaks to Christie Stanbridge Brand and campaign marketing's manager for Hyprop.

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Clarence Ford speaks to Gary Koetser CEO of Century City Conference Centre & Hotels.

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Clarence Ford speaks to Leon de Beer SA Federation for Mental Health Deputy director.

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Local retail industry stakeholders have welcomed intervention by the department of trade, industry & competition that will see international e-commerce retailers taxed for small packages at the same rates as the fees levied on large orders.The move is an attempt to “level the playing field” for local retailers following criticism that Chinese firms Shein and Temu are “abusing” tax loopholes to gain an unfair advantage in the local market by allegedly breaking up large shipments into “small packages”. 

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In our Heritage segment today, we’re talking all about heuweltjies (meaning "little hills," in Afrikaans) and incredible history hidden beneath our feet.In what is described as an astonishing breakthrough, scientists have discovered the world’s oldest termite mounds inhabited by the southern harvester termite, Microhodotermes viator, along the Buffels River in Namaqualand.These mounds, dating back a staggering 34 000 years, are rewriting our understanding of prehistoric life, climate and carbon storage.Dr Michele Francis, a Senior Lecturer (Extraordinary), in the Department of Soil Science in the Faculty of AgriSciences at Stellenbosch University shares more on this ancient eco-system now

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Apple is to boost its Siri voice assistant and operating systems with OpenAI's ChatGPT as it seeks to catch up in the AI race.The iPhone maker announced the Siri makeover along with a number of other new features at its annual developers show on Monday.It is part of a new personalised AI system - called "Apple Intelligence" - that aims to offer users a way to navigate Apple devices more easily. 

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What’s trending on socials? Barbara Friedman joins us in studio to give us the scoop 

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The Western Cape faces an affordable housing crisis, with 600,000 residents still waiting for government housing. Annual semigration of 150,000 people worsens the situation.And now there’s a warning of a new property scam that is targeting the most vulnerable portion of our population.Jackie Smith, Head of Buyers Trust, highlights a scam where victims receive fake SMS approvals for RDP homes in the Maroela housing scheme, asking for registration fees. Scammers, posing as officials, demand fees for housing applications or priority placements. We find out more now:

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Clarence Ford speaks to Alderman JP Smith.

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Clarence Ford speak Jonathon Hoffenberg Program manager at the Parent Centre.

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