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South Africa Punts on Airbnb Regulation

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Few days ago, I noted that hotels in South Africa are asking government to regulate Airbnb. They do think that allowing the hospitality platform to operate without regulations will eat into their business opportunities. The government has since responded. The summary is this – no one wants to annoy voters for the sake of big corporations, and everything in the amendment is “will” or “can” since it seems no practical methodology exists yet. Ban Airbnb in South Africa, illegal ones will emerge since people have tasted and liked it. Largely, there will be some cosmetic rule changes for tourism sector but those will not slow down Airbnb which operates are near-zero marginal cost!

Through this bill, ‘short-term home rentals’ will now be legislated under the Tourism Act in South Africa.

Under the amendments, the minister of tourism will have the power to specify certain ‘thresholds’ when it comes to Airbnb in South Africa.

These thresholds can include limits on the number of nights that a guest can stay or even how much income an Airbnb host earns.

According to the department, this would ensure that “everyone gets their fair share” and that both private users of Airbnb and hotel groups get to enjoy a shared economy.

The department also plans to give more oversight to local government when it comes to zoning and where an Airbnb may be located.

Airbnb responded thus: “We are having productive discussions with the government, based on our experience working with more than 500 governments around the world,…hosts to share their homes, follow the rules and pay their fair share of tax”. Yes, Airbnb hosts are not afraid of paying taxes – bring them on. Of course, with largely no overheads, hotels even on same tax rate, with Airbnb hosts, will continue to struggle as Airbnb hosts will enjoy better margins.

For Smarter Regulation of Airbnb in Africa

Recoverit Is A Brilliant Data Recovery Solution for Mac

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It happens all the time. You have spent considerable amount of time working on a project only to have a disk corruption. And when that happens, you lose your data. Losing that data sets you backward for days if not weeks. A friend went through that paralysis where a school project which was due was suddenly lost when the computer hard disk drive gave up. Since that experience, I have taken an important action – make sure I have the right software that can help me recover data.

Please note that data recovery happens. We all try to avoid data loss through backup. Unfortunately, backup is not 100% a surety. So, no matter what you have done, losing data will happen. It is part of computing and using computing systems and devices. I own Mac devices from Apple and I like them. I want to have the ability to recover data in case bad things happen.

Largely, the strategy is to have a mechanism to recover data from these devices when they crash. For all the data recovery software for Mac in this world, I have come to rely on Recoverit Mac data recovery. It is the king of all of them in terms of efficiency, speed, capacity and ease of us.

Recoverit Data Recovery for Mac is the best and most professional software package that uses the modern metrics and techniques to recover lost or deleted data on Mac. It can work well with all Mac devices like tablet, external hard drive, memory stick, USB flash drive, cameras and so on. It is also compatible with all Mac and Windows OS, such as Mac OS 10.14, 10.13, macOS 10.12, OS X 10.11, 10.10, 10.9, 10.8; Windows 10/8/7/XP/Vista.

This software has the ability to recover almost any kind of files including email, messages and contact lists. With advanced scanning and searching technology, it allows you to recover all files from a variety of devices in different situations. By the way, before recovery, you can preview the files and check if they are what you want. It is the best in the industry and I have come to rely on it.

How This Solution Works

Recoverit is a brilliant tool for data recovery in Mac. It is very efficient that during recovery, it supports mac undelete which is very important. To use it, you have to first download the solution. The file is not big. After the download, install it by following the typical steps on the screen.

Upon installation, open the solution. From the first screen, select the drive or the device to scan. If you have attached an external storage device, you’ll find it in the external devices section. If you’re running High Sierra or higher, you’ll first need to disable System Integrity Protection before Recoverit can scan your boot drive. The software provides instructions on how to do that. A very easy to use software for everyone.

You have to click Start to initiate the scanning. Once it begins, wait a little and give it time to finish.

Upon completion, you will see list of files and folders the scanned technology has recovered and seen. There is a preview tool to help you check and preview files. This includes images and videos, not just texts. As you preview, then hit Recover to get the files you want to recover. It is that simple. Once that is done, the files will be in their original domains in your system.

All Together

Data loss is part of life and it happens. That is why people are advised to opt for the precautions for it, although sometimes, no matter what precautions you have taken, data loss can occur at any time. Recoverit Data Recovery is a good one for the Mac users of this world. It does the following to recap.

  • Recover lost or deleted files, photos, audio, music, emails from Mac effectively, safely and completely.
  • Supports data recovery from trash bin, hard drive, memory card, flash drive, digital camera, camcorders, etc.
  • Supports to recover data under different situations like sudden deletion, formatting, lost partition, virus attack, system crash.

You need to have it in your system – that was brilliant engineering by the Wondershare team who created it.

Turn that iTunes Gift Card into Crypto

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It is looking very exciting in the cryptocurrency world with the recent integration of popular cryptos like bitcoin and ethereum into debit cards making them easier to spend for easy simple things like coffee, bus tickets, iTunes gift card and lunch. So, the believers can confidently think that the trajectory is moving north with a high level of momentum along the line.

As this happens, OTC (Over the counter) cryptocurrency marketplace and exchange providing fast and secure digital trading services will become catalytic to help in the community. Coincola is one of the companies in this domain, providing the ability to exchange digital assets. With this marketplace, one can convert iTunes gift card to Bitcoin besides other activities.

Besides, CoinCola’s OTC cryptocurrency trading platform allows people around the world to use their local FIAT currency to buy and sell bitcoin (BTC), ethereum (ETH), bitcoin cash (BCH), litecoin (LTC), dash (DASH)tether (USDT) and ripple (XRP). Trading is done on a person-to-person basis and transactions are completed via secure online escrow. More so, CoinCola’s cryptocurrency exchange allows users to expand their portfolio by trading one digital currency for another. CoinCola offers bitcoin (BTC) and tether (USDT) as base currencies and supports crypto-to-crypto trading pairs with ethereum (ETH), bitcoin cash (BCH) and litecoin (LTC).

OTC exchanges are one of the most effective ways of liquidating digital assets to local fiat currencies through secure online escrows. CoinCola is one of those crypto marketplaces, offering both coin-to- cash/gift exchange through OTC. It has great features and through it platforms, it offers how to sell iTunes gift card in Nigeria.

CoinCola provides fast and easy-to-use cryptocurrency trading services at low fees, plus a secure wallet to store your assets. Trade instantly and manage your account on the move. The integrated platform offers both OTC trading and crypto-to-crypto pair trading.

To buy gift card in Coincola, you need to create an account in the web or mobile app. Then search within the solution. Select a seller and click the buy button and then enter the amount of iTunes gift card you want to buy. As you do that, you must adhere to the seller’s designated choice of payment which could be PayPal, Alipay, Bank Transfer, etc. Once paid, you will see it mark as paid. It takes about 10 minutes to execute and then wait for the release of the assets.

One can download the Android here and the iOS here.

Stanford SEED is Deepening Capabilities for SMEs in Africa

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By Nnamdi Odumody

Small and medium scale enterprises (SMEs) play a vital role in the socio economic development of any nation. They create jobs and help accelerate wellbeing amongst citizens through entrepreneurial capitalism.

SMEs in developing economies are constrained by a lot of factors which include weak intellectual property rights, access to finance, and multiple taxes. These factors limit their capacities to scale, and becoming successful like their counterparts in developed markets.

The Stanford University Graduate School of Business launched an initiative in 2013, Stanford Institute for Innovation in Developing Economies (Stanford SEED), to end the cycle of poverty in developing countries.

The Seed Transformation Program brings the power of innovation, entrepreneurship, and leadership to established businesses and their leaders — on the ground and in their communities.

We started in Africa, expanded to India, and our goal is to grow and scale to developing and emerging economies throughout the world. Stanford’s management training, one-on-one support, and networking opportunities empower business owners to lead their regions to greater prosperity.

Conducted largely outside of the classroom, this high touch one-year leadership program challenges leaders to assess their company’s vision, redefine strategies, and make ambitious changes toward exponential growth that will generate new jobs.

Its Business Transformation Programme is focused on SMEs which want to scale in West Africa, Central Africa, East Africa and India. This one year leadership program challenges leaders to access their company’s vision, redefine strategies and make ambitious changes towards exponential growth that will generate jobs. The program consists of intensive sessions taught by Stanford University faculty, and leading industry experts, in each of the countries under their operations, through an experiential learning model.

The Stanford SEED Transformational Programme curriculum is customized to address the challenges of CEOs in developing economies that run fast growing organizations. The attendees undergo trainings in leadership, strategy, entrepreneurial organizations, accounting, marketing, finance, value chain innovation, governance, business ethics, product, and services innovations.

Prospective applicants to this program must demonstrate commitment and potential to grow and scale their companies, by creating jobs, products or services which benefit the bottom of the pyramid and must lead organizations with revenues between $150,000 and $15 million.