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Delivery services open to security breaches

May 2, 2020

Kaspersky researchers have discovered a series of spam and phishing attacks seeking to exploit the coronavirus pandemic by targeting people who are waiting on packages. These scammers often pose as delivery service employees saying that a package has arrived, but to...

Innovation, collaboration key for craft brewers, distillers

May 2, 2020

South Africa’s liquor industry, particularly craft distillers and brewers, have been hard hit by the protracted lockdown and ban on the sale of alcohol, with fears that many may not be able to survive. Expecting to take years to recover, the sector hopes that it may...

Intelligent security will drive e-commerce growth

May 2, 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic has prompted an unprecedented surge in e-commerce transactions, with more and more consumers choosing to shop online especially as their favorite retailers have had to temporarily close their physical stores. Aida Diarra, senior vice-president...

Digital transformation and the medium-sized business

May 2, 2020

When it comes to digital transformation, one size does not fit all. Scale, structure and industry all impact the transformational needs of a business – and while the term conjures visions of sleek tech giants and winning cloud players, the reality is much more...

Unlock the potential of the cloud for your SME

Apr 24, 2020

Microsoft recently celebrated the first anniversary of opening its two Azure data centres in South Africa. This has already started bringing about a change in how businesses approach the cloud to identify new opportunities for growth. But if you are still one of those...

Make workspaces safe after lockdown

Apr 24, 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting lockdown has had an unprecedented impact on how businesses operate. Negatives aside, this pandemic is an opportunity to push workspaces into the future with new health technologies. According to Raghmah Solomon, at Vortex Design...

Customers focus on safety, belonging and control

Apr 24, 2020

Staying in touch with what customers and employees are saying about their experiences with brands has never been more important than now. Customer experience management software company, inQuba, is tracking customer Covid-19 feedback across the world. Using advanced...

Loyalty underpins e-commerce as world goes digital

Apr 24, 2020

Retail professionals agree: 2020 will mark a significant year of development, with loyalty at the core of digital commerce. Loyalty programmes, emotional connection to brands and higher level customer interaction will feature strongly. This is according to leading...

Securing digital access vital for remote working

Apr 24, 2020

The use of online technologies has become important to our daily lives now more than ever, as South Africans find new ways to connect to friends, family, school and working environments. The country is adapting to working through a mobile and remote workforce in...

Small businesses are big drivers for SA economy

Apr 24, 2020

Small businesses need the nation to mobilise behind them more than ever before. That’s the word from Mike Anderson, founder and CEO of the National Small Business Chamber (NSBC), who says the role that small businesses play in job creation, poverty alleviation,...

Practical strategies to digitally adapt your business

Apr 19, 2020

The economic impact of Covid-19 pandemic on global businesses has sparked universal uncertainty and panic. Some industries are more accustomed to rapidly-changing conditions than others, which find themselves at sea, particularly when it comes to relying more heavily...

Unleash the power of human-machine collaboration

Apr 19, 2020

While much of the public discourse surrounding artificial intelligence (AI) focusses on dire predictions about robots stealing jobs, a growing number of future-minded business leaders are embracing an altogether more optimistic and empowering narrative. “Visionary...

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