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You can now buy a cellphone for the price of a second hand car

Guest: Edward-John Bottomley Journalist Business Insider.

Chess for Change project for Grade R's aids in brain development

Chess for change was started almost 15 years ago by  paying teachers to go into mainly disadvantaged schools during the academic day and teach chess to the children, mainly from Grade R to Grade 3, and, in some cases up to Grade 7. 

The advantages of the children learning chess is immense and is well documented.
The idea its not only to teach the kids chess and for them to enjoy, it but it equip them with skills that will help them in the future. 
To date the CFC have teachers in PE, Worcester, Hermanus, Mitchells Plain and the Cape Town central and teaches alomost 7000 a week
 
Kieno joined by Howard Goldberg from Chess for Change.

Why Tik-Tok is making the Trump administration nervous Alistair Fairweather

Chinese Owned Short video publishing app Tik-Tok's astronomic growth in a very short time is a threat to national security according to the Trump administration. President Donald Trump said last week that he is prepared to ban the app after reports that Chinese owner ByteDance, was in talks to sell off part of Tik-Tok to interested investors - after Microsoft says its interested. 
 
 To look at why Trump and his administration sees the APP as threat to its national security, Kieno joined by Alistair Fairweather, Technology consultant and Co-Founder of Plain Speak technoligy consultants 

SIU stops pension payouts for government employees implicated in alleged corrupt activities

Outa CEO Wayne Duvenage

Germans stage march calling Covid-19 a 'hoax'

Daniel Pelz, our Deutsche Welle correspondent

Barbs Wire - Lebanese bride happy to be alive after blast cuts short wedding

A look at stories which have been trending with Barbara Friedman.

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Flip Phone

What happens to your old smartphone when you get an upgrade? Do you habd it over to your kids or does it end up in a drawer somewhere in your home? 
Cape Town based entrepreneur Conor Copas started Flip Phone in 2018 . It provides customers with an easy safe way to cash in on their old phones.  Flip Phone provides an online service that allows you to buy a certified pre-owned cellphone, or sell your existing or new phone safely .

Conor Copas CEO and Co-Founder of Flip Phone joined Kieno to chat about the challenges in starting a brand new tech business and lessons learnt running a growing business

SANParks open for stay overs

SANParks will be opening most of their accommodation to visitors from August 14th but you're only allowed to visit in your resident province. You must provide proof of residence when booking & only 2 people allowed per accommodation. Guided tours will by tour operators will also be allowed in open safari vehicles but with a 70%capacity limit.

Consumer Commission briefs media on pyramid scheme probe

Kieno joined by  Thezi Mabuza Acting Commissioner at National Consumer Commission


The National Consumer Commission joined forces with the Asset Forfeiture Unit of the National Prosecution Authority  and Financial Intelligence Centre  to put the brakes on a pyramid scheme called Up Money (Pty) Ltd . This has led to the freezing of bank accounts and seizure of assets including three luxury motor vehicles. 
 
Pyramid Schemes are prohibited under Section 43 (2) of the Consumer Protection Act (CPA). Up Money unlawfully exploited the Covid-19 pandemic and food security concerns to lure consumers into joining and participating in the Up Money pyramid scheme.