by Kathy Gibson | Nov 4, 2021 | Trends and Analysis
Although South Africa’s economy has shown some signs of recovery, the true cost of the disruption and violence in July this year must still be calculated. It is against this backdrop, that many small business owners are hoping to recover some lost ground during the...
by Kathy Gibson | Nov 4, 2021 | Trends and Analysis
Businesses have been through a lot in the last 18 months. As we near the end of 2021, a year that has put many to the test, it is useful to pause and reflect on lessons learned that might be applied in the new year. There are numerous advantages to reflecting on what...
by Kathy Gibson | Nov 4, 2021 | Trends and Analysis
New electronic devices are in short supply due to a global shortage of semiconductors, affecting particularly the production of new laptops, desktops and tablets. This is the word from Kwirirai Rukowo, GM of Qrent, who comments: “Currently, companies have been waiting...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 22, 2021 | Trends and Analysis
Sales has changed. Forever. As McKinsey research points out, the global pandemic forced digital on everyone, including sales, and fundamentally altered how business is done – today, and in the future. That same research adds that for both sellers and buyers,...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 22, 2021 | Trends and Analysis
The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the Earth. As its permafrost ice melts, powerful methane greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere, which speeds up global warming in an increasingly destructive cycle. Professor Katey Walter Anthony is an...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 22, 2021 | Trends and Analysis
Digital innovation has evolved payments solutions at breakneck speeds. Everything from contactless payments, QR codes and digital wallets … consumers today have so many new ways to pay. The big challenge, however, is to ensure that the millions of South Africans who...
