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...
by Kathy Gibson | Aug 19, 2022 | Trends and Analysis
Technology has always enabled people to connect and express themselves. As communication became faster, video became a richer way to share experiences. We’ve gone from desktop to web to mobile; from text to photos to video. But this wave of innovation isn’t slowing...
by Kathy Gibson | Aug 19, 2022 | Events/Report-backs
Kathy Gibson reports – Mankind used to dream big ideas about the future and how technology would change our lives – many of which have become reality. Today, however, we tend to think about gloom and doom future scenarios rather than dreaming big as we did...
by Kathy Gibson | Aug 19, 2022 | Trends and Analysis
Kathy Gibson reports – South African stakeholders from government, education and industry need to work together and take urgent action to alleviate the ICT skills shortage so the country can drive a vibrant economy. This is the overriding message from a white...
