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Economic survival depends on SME sustainability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the lifeblood of South Africa’s economy, making up more than 98 percent of businesses across the country and contributing 39 percent of the country’s GDP. By Karmany Reddy, head of strategy to operations and marketing at...

Jo Ramirez: ‘The most-loved man in the F1 paddock’

A former Formula One world champion has suggested that current F1 drivers should employ driver coaches to help them perfect their game. He says golfers, football and tennis players make use of coaches’ services, so why is this not more prevalent in F1? By Graham...

It’s time to rethink customer engagement

Customer engagement (CE) has become a commodity. It’s the definitive metric by which organisations are measured and defines customer loyalty and longevity. By David Steyn, business manager: customer engagement at Decision Inc A recent Salesforce study found that 83%...

Cybersecurity readiness prevents SMEs from fuelling supply chain attacks

Supply chain attacks aren’t new. If the past couple of years have taught businesses anything, it’s that the impact of supply chain cyber attacks is now universal, from the fallout of the SolarWinds software breach to the exposed Apache Log4j vulnerability and Kaseya...

Prioritise sustainable practices or risk complicity

Along with all caring South Africans, a few months back we witnessed the aftermath of the flooding in KwaZulu-Natal with a combination of horror, sadness, and powerlessness, as lives were lost and communities devastated. By Vukani Mngxati, CEO of Accenture in Africa...

The rise of the SME in sub-Saharan Africa

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are becoming an increasingly attractive market across sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). By Aldo Laubscher, South Africa country manager of Visa Globally they make up 90% of businesses and account for more than 50% of employment. In emerging...

Business in a tough economy

The global economy seems to be heading for a downturn. By Guy Whitcroft How big and for how long is unclear, but it’s wise to plan for tougher times, to reduce business risk while keeping the team motivated. As Zig Ziglar said: “Expect the best. Prepare for the worst....

Is F1 speeding up?

The Jeddah Corniche Circuit at which the 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was held was designed to be the fastest street track on the F1 calendar. It realised its objective, coming close to becoming the fastest of all current tracks. By Graham Duxbury Equally ambitious,...

Transforming network and security with AI and ML

Finding a way to overcome manually-intensive and complex IT environments that require access to information and resources is one of the critical challenges facing most organisations today. By David Odayar, security and NGS business lead at Westcon-Comstor And when one...

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