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Small steps can help business get ahead on their 2022 taxes

Jan 21, 2022

The South African Revenue Service (SARS) 2020 revenue outcome highlighted the severe economic impact of COVID‐19 on a struggling economy. As a result, expectations of tax base growth have deteriorated since the 2020 Budget. Colin Timmis, general country manager and...

Cloud at the centre of genomic research

Jan 21, 2022

As a result of an ongoing collaboration with Intel and Google Cloud to accelerate genomic research, the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard has optimised its workflows for fast, cost-effective Google N1 and N2 instances. Compared to the initial deployment of workloads...

Legal concerns around mandatory vaccines in the SA workplace

Jan 11, 2022

Government is working hard to reach its target of vaccinating 67% of the country’s population by the end of this year. Many local companies have also instituted vaccine mandates for employees who want to return to the office. According to the SAcoronavirus.co.za...

Made-in-SA world first combats fake news

Jan 6, 2022

South Africans are no strangers to the concept of fake news or disinformation circulating on social media. But they often feel helpless about their inability to correctly identify or combat it. The last couple of years have been a particularly rich field for...

IT administrators and the work from home challenges

Dec 23, 2021

Covid-19 and the work from home (WFH) move have been particularly challenging for IT administrators. Colin Erasmus, Modern Workplace and Security Business Group Lead at Microsoft SA, points out that managing an IT infrastructure under the conditions of the last two...

Resellers gear up for major cloud investment

Dec 22, 2021

Nearly half (49%) of European resellers are preparing for a significant cloud push in the coming year, to meet rising customer demands for digital transformation, according to new data from Context. A preview of Context’s upcoming ChannelWatch survey found that 73% of...

Technology and its role in managing disruption

Dec 21, 2021

The last two years have been characterised by disruptions brought on by the pandemic; new working models, increased cybersecurity concerns and unprecedented change that altered business and digital priorities. In the midst of these challenges, companies have had to...

Making a success of blended working environments

Dec 21, 2021

The hybrid or blended work model initially brought about by the global COVID-19 pandemic is reshaping the future of workplaces as well as work arrangements. Most companies have shifted to a hybrid model, as it enables a happy medium of combining working remotely with...

Technology improves the total employee experience

Dec 15, 2021

Hybrid working has proved its worth during 2021 and looks set to become the de facto norm for most workforces going forward. But, while this model has solved some of the issues brought about by the pandemic, it also creates new challenges, says Colin Erasmus, Modern...

New VAT and customs obligations for online marketplaces

Dec 6, 2021

The global economy has recently seen a rapid rise in online marketplaces and platforms, whereby sellers can easily connect and transact with buyers. By Prenisha Martin, tax associate at Baker McKenzie Johannesburg This substantial increase in digitisation has led to a...

New opportunities as channel engages with RPA

Dec 6, 2021

Digital transformation has become the priority for organisations of all sizes, resulting in a dramatic shift in the role of IT. As we move into 2022, it’s rapidly becoming clear that IT no longer supports the business – today, IT is the business. Brian Little, chief...

AI, mobile power the move to hybrid work

Dec 6, 2021

Hybrid workers expect greater flexibility, accessibility and security, while businesses grapple with meeting these increased technology demands. These are among the findings from Cisco’s first Hybrid Work Index (HWI) based on millions of aggregated and anonymous...

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