by Kathy Gibson | Jan 11, 2022 | Trends and Analysis
As we enter 2022 and mark the third year since Covid-19 changed our lives, it’s becoming obvious that hybrid working is here to stay. With business professionals now sharing their time between physical offices, home and other remote sites, their choice of end user...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 11, 2022 | Trends and Analysis
Looking back over the past 22 months or so, one would be forgiven for wishing to never hear another word about the pandemic again. It has had a devastating effect on personal lives, as well as on the economy, with some sectors all but grinding to a halt as a result of...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 11, 2022 | Trends and Analysis
One in four consumers will continue to shop from foreign online stores, even after the pandemic, according to a recent Ipsos survey of 13,000 respondents across the world’s biggest e-commerce markets. Arthi Rajan Makhija, senior vice-president, head of global fraud...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 11, 2022 | Trends and Analysis
According to Sasria’s 2020 Integrated Financial Report, the insurer paid net insurance claims of R1,578-million in 2019 and R991-million in 2020, while the recent riots and looting caused damages worth R25-billion. Disruptions and malicious property damages of...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 11, 2022 | Trends and Analysis
There is no question that the COVID-19 pandemic has spearheaded the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) and caused seismic shifts to the modern business landscape. In a recent SEDA (Small Enterprise Development Agency) study, 74% of SMEs surveyed indicated that they...
by Kathy Gibson | Jan 4, 2022 | Trends and Analysis
Change is a constant especially when it comes to the ICT sector. And yet, things have accelerated rapidly since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in March last year with digital transformation becoming a priority on every corporate agenda. By Heinz Stephan, Velocity...
