by Kathy Gibson | Feb 3, 2020 | Thought Leadership
From the Black Mirror series to the recent Terminator sequel, Hollywood keeps showing us pessimistic visions of the future. By Lee Naik, CEO of TransUnion Africa It’s all too easy to buy into the idea that tech is out to rob us of our humanity. But the trends of 2020...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 3, 2020 | Thought Leadership
Government’s failure to pay building contractors on time or even not at all is one of the major causes of job losses in the construction industry. This is the word from Databuild CEO Morag Evans, who says: “Against the backdrop of an ailing economy, many companies,...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 3, 2020 | Thought Leadership
Many commercial print and copy shop businesses have a large format printer that’s often used for proofing or to handle small volumes of large print applications like plans, indoor posters or photo prints. But in many cases it’s the most under-appreciated piece of...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 3, 2020 | Thought Leadership
Personalisation is more than just a trend. According to McKinsey, it has the potential to create up to $US3 trillion in new value for business, driven by the engines of data, marketing, eCommerce, analytics, design, and distribution. From the omnichannel to the email...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 3, 2020 | Featured Story, Features
We’re racing towards the end of the current tax year and the start of the next, with the President’s State of the Nation Address (SONA – 13 February) and the Finance Minister’s Budget Speech for 2020/1 (26 February) on the horizon. By Pieter Bensch, executive...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 3, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
The move to digitalisation is driving greater connectivity than ever before, opening up worlds of new opportunities. But it also opens the door to more sophisticated and dangerous threats. Kathy Gibson spoke to Trend Micro’s Dhanya Thakkar about the new world of...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 3, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
Standard Bank and Merchant Capital have teamed up to launch a Shari’ah funding solution that aims to both address the significant SME funding gap in South Africa while offering a new source of working capital for entrepreneurs in the retail sector who want to consume...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 3, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
Ransomware industry flourishes in South Africa while business are largely unprepared for the business interruption and financial fallout of a breach. The increasing frequency and voracity of cyber concerns are mirrored in Aon’s 2019 Global Risk Management Survey...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 3, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
Increasingly, South African businesses are catching up with the global trend of enterprise mobility, allowing employees to work remotely using cloud technology to collaborate from anywhere in the world via their laptops and mobile phones. By JP Lourens, solutions...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 3, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
For small companies, cash flow is everything. Even small gaps can hurt supplier relationships, incur additional fees and can be the difference between staying in business and going under. It’s no surprise, then, that recent Xero research of over 500 SMEs found that...
