by Kathy Gibson | Apr 14, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
Digital transformation and the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) mean different things to different organisations. Some may look to implement smart factories; others could aim to quickly analyse multiple data streams; for some a new and better way of serving...
by Kathy Gibson | Apr 14, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) released the ICT Covid-19 National Disaster Regulations on 6 April. By Peter Grealy, Nozipho Mngomezulu and Cindy Leibowitz from Webber Wentzel Given that each day of non-compliance with certain of the...
by Kathy Gibson | Apr 14, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
Jared Waters, a principal at Bravura Structured Solutions, highlights the potential complexities that could arise for corporate South Africa amidst the country’s Covid-19 lockdown, and the myriad knock-on effects it will have on business. Amongst these is the critical...
by Kathy Gibson | Apr 14, 2020 | Features
The Covid-19 pandemic and resulting lockdown has exposed weaknesses in many organisations’ workforce management practices. While the unique circumstances forced companies to quickly embrace remote working, many were completely unprepared to manage users in their...
by Kathy Gibson | Apr 14, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
South African companies – especially small and medium businesses – are facing tough times as the second week of the national lockdown takes effect and as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to cause turmoil in economies across the world. By Yolandi Esterhuizen, registered...
by Kathy Gibson | Apr 14, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
While South Africa is well into its 35-day lockdown, most of the world has been shaken to its core. A large percentage of the global population is in some form of a lockdown and those who are not in government-mandated lockdowns are mostly taking extreme measures to...
by Kathy Gibson | Apr 14, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
Following announcement of the actions taken by government to combat the Covid-19 crisis, many South Africans may be aware of the proposed tax measures that are effective from 1 April 2020. By Jean du Toit, tax attorney at Tax Consulting SA There is, however, an...
by Kathy Gibson | Apr 14, 2020 | Features
Legacy networks often do not have the capacity and resiliency to handle constantly changing networking needs to ensure that the customer experience isn’t affected. Intelligent, adaptive and intent-based networking is set to shape the future of enterprise networks,...
by Kathy Gibson | Apr 14, 2020 | Features
How we work is rapidly and irrevocably changing in response to global crises and market fluctuations, which has also shone a bright light on the need for businesses to digitally transform – and sooner, rather than later. While there are many key factors to consider on...
by Kathy Gibson | Apr 14, 2020 | Features
South African businesses are having to adapt quickly in a variety of ways as the coronavirus outbreak makes it increasingly difficult to physically interact with customers. This has seen a shift to digital channels to maintain a connection with customers and the...