by Kathy Gibson | Jul 24, 2020 | Thought Leadership
A key observation that has emerged since the introduction of the Accenture Innovation Index back in 2016, is that innovation is the key source of disruption across the world. By Vukani Mngxati, CEO of Accenture in Africa A study that was recently released by...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 24, 2020 | Thought Leadership
The questions that should be keeping every technology reseller and distributor up at night are: “What will our customer experience look like in five years’ time?” and “How do we solve customer problems in a repeatable, scalable manner?” Companies that do not have...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 24, 2020 | Thought Leadership
The Protection of Personal Information (POPI) Act will affect all small businesses and entrepreneurs in South Africa. Small business owners must put measures in place to adhere to local and international data protection laws and take responsibility for cyber security...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 24, 2020 | Thought Leadership
Earlier this month, the Pretoria High Court granted a small business owner an urgent basis for relief against the South African Revenue Service (SARS) who depleted his bank account without following due process. By Jean-Louis Nel, tax attorney at Tax Consulting SA The...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 24, 2020 | Thought Leadership
Companies have not only had to struggle to keep their doors open after the hard lockdown, but they had to deal with employee expectations. By Jethro Malapane, executive committee member of the South African Payroll Association Many employees expected to be paid even...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 24, 2020 | Featured Story, Features
The fifth-generation mobile network, also known as 5G, is the latest technology standard for mobile networks and the successor of 4G or LTE. This latest evolution will provide 100 times more bandwidth than 4G, which means more availability and far greater speeds. It...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 24, 2020 | Events/Report-backs
The disruptions forced on society and businesses in the past few months may well have upended business practises as we know them, but their impacts are likely to be felt by governments and business well into the future. While this may be unsettling at first glance,...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 24, 2020 | Events/Report-backs
Kathy Gibson is at Deloitte Tech Trends Africa – There has never been a time when the role of the technology leader has been so pivotal in shaping the future of organisations. That’s the word from Kevin Govender, CIO programme leader at Deloitte Consulting Africa,...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 24, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
The Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown has created new vulnerabilities that fraudsters and cyber criminals have been quick to exploit, IITPSA experts have warned. Speaking at an IITPSA Western Cape chapter webinar on how to become cyber resilient and more aware during...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 24, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
In the first few months of 2020, the world was spun on its axis. Faced with a challenge we had not yet encountered on such a scale before, we saw the globe come to a standstill. And as life resumed we were hit with the realisation that there is no going back to the...
