by Kathy Gibson | Feb 22, 2021 | Thought Leadership
Research by McKinsey & Company cites that SMMEs represent more than 98% of businesses in South Africa, employing between 50% and 60% of the country’s workforce across all sectors, and are responsible for a quarter of job growth in the private sector. This is...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 22, 2021 | Thought Leadership
Businesses can now ensure a higher probability of developing products and services that are market-fit – much faster and more cheaply than ever before. This is made possible by creating ‘facades’ to test on customers before investing into product development,...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 22, 2021 | Thought Leadership
We are now almost a full year into the worst pandemic of the century, and with cases in South Africa continually on the rise, it is fair to say that Covid-19 is far from over. By Lyndy van den Barselaar, MD of ManpowerGroup SA Many businesses have reopened in some...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 22, 2021 | Thought Leadership
It’s evident by the significant investments into skills development and educational programmes that Microsoft believes in upskilling our youth to have the right skills to succeed in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. By Wanjira Kamwere, business development manager of...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 22, 2021 | Thought Leadership
By now we all know that digital transformation involves using digital technologies to make changes to various aspects of a business. By Kevin South, head of digital and CX at Seacom But many companies are already doing this, which is why some think that it’s time to...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 22, 2021 | Featured Story, Features
In these uncertain times many small to medium enterprises (SMEs) do not have the financial means to settle large debts which have accrued to the South African Revenue Service (SARS), be it in light of the crippling Covid-19 pandemic, or due to long outstanding debts....
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 22, 2021 | Events/Report-backs
Kathy Gibson reports – It goes without saying the digital transformation is underway – and it is a tough thing to do. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the pressure felt in the new world of work. The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated transformation, and also...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 22, 2021 | Events/Report-backs
Kathy Gibson reports – In a rapidly changing world, technology is at the centre of the way we live and work – and the unprecedented impact of Covid-19 coupled with other new concerns and risks has created a new era of volatility and uncertainty. At the virtual global...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 22, 2021 | news
Tarsus Technology Group (TTG) has appointed TTG veteran Anton Herbst as its CEO with effect from 1 March 2021. Herbst replaces Miles Crisp, who resigned earlier this month to pursue new interests. Herbst started his his career at MB Technologies (which later became...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 22, 2021 | news
A massive 70% of customer service and support employees want to continue to work from home (WFH) at least once a week after the pandemic ends, according to a survey by Gartner. In September 2020, Gartner surveyed 5 000 employees, including 550 customer service...
