by Kathy Gibson | May 2, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
South African consumers are becoming increasingly reliant on home delivery services as a result of social distancing efforts. This is not expected to fade anytime soon as the country faces the reality of an extended lockdown and probability of further extensions or...
by Kathy Gibson | May 2, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
One of the positive impacts of Covid-19 on the global economy, is that it is accelerating the pace of digital transformation within public and private organisations. By Gavin Reardon, founder of Kingson Capital Health authorities, like the HPCSA, that have otherwise...
by Kathy Gibson | May 2, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
Turbulence is the official climate of entrepreneurship. Chaos is the friend of the entrepreneur. Stability is the friend of the status quo. An entrepreneur’s competitive advantage lies in being nimble and adaptable. This is according to Linda Rottenberg, co-founder...
by Kathy Gibson | May 2, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
The Road Freight Association (RFA) is concerned about aspects of the controlled relaxing of the lockdown, with specific regard to the opening of road freight operations and logistics after 1 May 2020, as presented at the Government’s media briefing on 25 April 2020....
by Kathy Gibson | May 2, 2020 | Thought Leadership
Innovation is crucial to driving economic growth of countries. By Phumza Dyani, Pan-African Chamber of Commerce chief innovation officer We can see how countries that have focused on innovation, like China and the United States, have industrialised and upgraded their...
by Kathy Gibson | May 2, 2020 | Thought Leadership
Today manufacturing is being transformed rapidly by changes in ICT, AI, robotics fields, cyber-physical systems (CPS), and increasingly powerful IoT devices. By JP van Loggerenberg, chief technology officer at Syspro The integration of these new technologies has meant...
by Kathy Gibson | May 2, 2020 | Thought Leadership
There’s no doubt that this is a challenging and uncertain time for South Africa and the rest of the world. By Colin Timmis, Xero SA country manager While President Ramaphosa’s announcement of the gradual easing of the lockdown may have provided some light at the end...
by Kathy Gibson | May 2, 2020 | Thought Leadership
Cloud is now a de facto way of creating technology infrastructure and services. It has entirely upended how traditional technology procurement works and has brought more relevance to business conversations. With this in mind, what are the trends that currently define...
by Kathy Gibson | May 2, 2020 | Thought Leadership
Planned well ahead of the current coronavirus pandemic and the desperate fight for survival that has gripped virtually every country throughout the world, this month’s cover story – “The march towards digital transformation” – could not have come at a more...
by Kathy Gibson | May 2, 2020 | Thought Leadership
The distinguished investigative historian and author Tom Bower noted in his Bernie Ecclestone biography, that “Formula One has proven itself as a unique event [able] to focus the world’s attention on the most inhospitable locations”. By Graham Duxbury His reference is...
