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Hidden identity patterns hold entrepreneurs back

Apr 2, 2026

For years, entrepreneurs have been told that success is a matter of strategy: the right funnel, the right marketing plan, the right productivity system. Yet a growing body of behavioural and leadership research suggests something far more fundamental is at play and it...

Geopolitical conflict and the lessons for insurers and reinsurers

Apr 2, 2026

The global insurance market has entered a period of unprecedented complexity, write Sandra Sithole and Raynold Tlhavani, partners at Webber Wentzel. Geopolitical conflict, once regarded as a peripheral risk confined to specialist underwriters and political risk...

Refurbished and IT supply chain resilience

Apr 2, 2026

For years new equipment was treated as the safe option while refurbished was framed as a compromise. By Kwirirai Rukowo, managing executive at Qrent That belief has always been fragile. What the last few years have exposed is that refurbished technology has...

Why geopolitics matters to your pocket

Apr 2, 2026

Geopolitics tends to be something that most people view as something that happens far away from them, tensions involving things like borders or disputes over natural resources taking place at the other end of the world. The reality is far more personal for the average...

What geopolitical shocks mean for SA investors

Apr 2, 2026

When geopolitical tension escalates in the Middle East, South African investors are not responding to headlines. They are responding to a chain of effects that moves quickly through oil prices, the currency, and capital flows. Understanding how these forces interact...

Green IT cuts costs while saving the planet

Apr 2, 2026

By Amritesh Anand – For years, businesses have wrestled with the notion that sustainability comes at a premium. Going green was often seen as a noble goal, but one that carried additional expenses. Today, this thinking is being turned on its head. Sustainable IT...

Deep Throat: Harsh reality of shortages starts to bite

Mar 20, 2026

The global shortage of components and memory that has been dogging the industry for nearly a year now – blamed mainly on high demand for AI and data centre infrastructure – is now really starting to bite. For those South Africans who don’t realise just how dire the...

Customer experience the growth blind spot keeping many small businesses small

Mar 20, 2026

By Liezel Jonkheid – Small businesses don’t fail because they don’t work hard. They fail, plateau, or stay “small” because they run out of repeatable growth. One of the most underestimated blockers to scale is also one of the least measured: customer experience....

Print is dead, long live print

Mar 20, 2026

By Barry Hasleham – Every few years, someone declares that print is dead, until print proves them wrong. The question worth asking is not whether it will survive, but why it keeps defying the forecast, what that means for businesses still relying on it, and how...

Entrepreneurship in 2026 is a tougher road – but bigger rewards

Mar 20, 2026

By Zunaid Moti – One glaring mistake modern society makes is selling entrepreneurship as a shortcut to wealth and success. Young people, especially, are told to quit their jobs, register a company, start an online business or small community venture, post a few...

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