by Kathy Gibson | Aug 24, 2022 | Features
Robotic process automation (RPA) was 2021’s disruptive technology, with organisations realising the benefits of deploying bots to perform repetitive and tedious tasks. But, as is so often the case, companies want more. “We know the RPA market is booming,” says Brian...
by Kathy Gibson | Aug 23, 2022 | Features
Mukuru Wallet Lowers the Entry Barriers to FinTech Services As we enter into the third decade of the twenty-first century, financial inclusion is still as remote for many Africans as it has always been. Despite near-universal connectivity and digitalisation across the...
by Kathy Gibson | Aug 19, 2022 | Thought Leadership
New research has highlighted the challenges most organisations face with balancing sustainability and profitability. A study by Oxford Economics and SAP has found that, while the business case for sustainability is well understood, most sustainability initiatives are...
by Kathy Gibson | Aug 19, 2022 | Trends and Analysis
The Internet of Things (IoT) has put its foot on the proverbial accelerator, delivering innovative solutions and disruptive inventions that reshape and redefine markets and sectors. According to McKinsey, it remains a leading digital trend thanks to its intelligent...
by Kathy Gibson | Aug 19, 2022 | Trends and Analysis
Production line employee Dietmar Brauner thought his 30-year career was over after recurring health issues led to reduced mobility in his shoulder and wrist. But now he is bringing all his experience to bear on a wider range of tasks thanks to a new colleague – a...
by Kathy Gibson | Aug 19, 2022 | Thought Leadership
Can shareholders block a business rescue practitioner’s plan to issue shares in the company as part of the business rescue plan, thereby diluting the shareholding of any class of shareholders? By Julian Jones, partner and Caellyn Eedes, associate from Webber Wentzel...
by Kathy Gibson | Aug 19, 2022 | Thought Leadership
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have always been compelled to find and leverage every opportunity to remain competitive and stay ahead of the curve. by Ronald Ravel, director: B2B at Dynabook South Africa Amidst all of the disruption of the past two years,...
by Kathy Gibson | Aug 19, 2022 | Trends and Analysis
According to a report by McKinsey, South African small businesses represent over 98% of business and employ between 50% and 60% of the country’s workforce. Collectively, this business activity accounts for 34 percent of GDP. In an unstable economic environment with...
by Kathy Gibson | Aug 19, 2022 | Thought Leadership
Extreme weather, political unrest, surging oil prices, and a pandemic are just a few examples of the issues that have put small and medium business (SMB) resilience to the test in South Africa in recent years. By Viresh Harduth, vice-president: small business at Sage...
by Kathy Gibson | Aug 19, 2022 | Thought Leadership
Until recently, cloud adoption was perceived as more suitable and accessible to large enterprises, with many small, medium and micro enterprises (SMMEs) simply not considering the move to cloud computing as feasible or even necessary. By Hepsy Mkhungo, CEO and...
