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Budget sets the scene for SA businesses to take action

Feb 28, 2020

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has promised to tackle government spending, and put the ball firmly back into the private sector’s court to make their own contribution to economic recovery by investing and creating jobs. By Kathy Gibson It still remains to be seen...

Business as usual for Westcon-Comstor and Ruckus

Feb 28, 2020

Andries Janse van Rensburg, Ruckus channel manager at Westcon-Comstor sub-Saharan Africa, talks about what the impact the CommScope acquisition of Ruckus Networks will have on local customers. He drills down into some of the salient benefits Ruckus now brings to the...

Climate change is a global human rights challenge

Feb 28, 2020

The Commonwealth of 54 countries, 32 of which are small, are facing a climate change emergency that is costing lives and presenting an “undeniable human rights challenge” to the world. Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland addressed the High Level Segment...

Load shedding: How your generator can affect your insurance

Feb 28, 2020

Load shedding is going to remain a reality for at least the next 18 months as Eskom conducts maintenance on its ageing power plants – but don’t go rushing off to buy your own alternative power supply without first checking how it’ll affect your home insurance. That’s...

Tistro adds value to partnering

Feb 28, 2020

As remote working becomes a reality in South Africa, companies of all sizes are facing the challenge of how to properly manage their workforces. By Kathy Gibson Indeed, the new way of working has thrown issues like productivity and efficiency – long thorny issues for...

Diversity imperative for company success

Feb 28, 2020

The issue of diversity is squarely on the boardroom table in 2020. By Kathy Gibson Women and minorities have traditionally been poorly represented in the technology space, but organisations around the world are now taking positive steps to address the imbalance....

Why shoppers are most likely to abandon their carts

Feb 21, 2020

Cart abandonment is the number one pain point for every ecommerce site of any kind, with the average documented cart abandonment rate at 69.57%. “It’s every online store owner’s mission to get below that average baseline and increase sales,” says Derek Cikes,...

The role of the cloud aggregator

Feb 21, 2020

According to Andre Schwan, deal solutions manager at T-Systems South Africa, many companies embark on their cloud journey, only to regret their early decisions and approaches further down the line. “This is largely because the problem statement and the expectations...

What SONA 2020 means for SA’s small businesses

Feb 21, 2020

President Cyril Ramaphosa gave a sober assessment of the challenges that South Africa faces in his State of the Nation Address (SONA) recently. But he also set some realistic goals to move forward with, particularly around issues like the energy crisis. The president...

What Toshiba’s new algorithm says about data science

Feb 21, 2020

Toshiba in Japan has announced it has created an algorithm that can crunch data faster than the world’s fastest supercomputer – apparently using everyday desktop PC technologies. “This news highlights the pivotal role algorithms play in machine learning and...

Break the barriers to financial independence

Feb 21, 2020

Virgin founder and ground-breaking entrepreneur, Richard Branson, didn’t finish high school. Bill Gates dropped out of university to found Microsoft. JK Rowling was living on government benefits when she wrote her first Harry Potter novel. She also had 12 rejections...

Small business survival in an age of load shedding

Feb 21, 2020

While small business owners cannot insure against load shedding, they can act to understand and manage their risks, significantly reducing the impact of load shedding on their businesses. Understanding what can go wrong in a small business when load shedding hits and...

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