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Building a consumer-centric supply chain in consumer goods

Aug 23, 2021

By Yashwin Bhoola – Globally, consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies are under intense pressure to profitably grow. Yet, incumbent companies are losing out to nimble, digital-native competitors. For large CPGs, it’s no longer enough for supply chains to...

How connectivity can drive SME growth

Aug 16, 2021

By Matthew Campbell – Small businesses make up 98.5% of all formal businesses in South Africa. They also employ between 50% and 60% of the country’s workforce and contribute to around 34% of our GDP. For our economy to grow, we need to create an environment that...

How broad-based schemes can contribute to B-BBEE

Aug 16, 2021

By Deon Oberholzer – The market finally has clarity on the use of broad-based ownership and development schemes in Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment (B-BBEE) ownership structures. It is almost two years since the office of the B-BBEE Commissioner took a...

Let’s pull the plug on non-renewable energy

Aug 16, 2021

By Jaco du Plooy – While investment in digital infrastructure is certainly a win for economic growth in South Africa and Africa as a whole, as is investment in new data centres, this vital infrastructure needs substantial amounts of energy to function. In fact,...

Tips for growing your career as a female founder

Aug 16, 2021

It has been a challenging year for all businesses, and with ongoing turbulence nationwide, it’s clear that the future will also involve challenges. By Nthabiseng Makgatho, head of marketing at Xero SA Despite the setbacks, we’ve seen female business owners continuing...

Business needs the feminine touch

Aug 16, 2021

By Natasha Oothuizen – Women leaders offer plenty of exciting skills, bringing a more diverse physical, mental and emotional experience to everyday business conversations and situations. Although significant progress has been made in the past few years, it is...

Driving women empowerment forward

Aug 16, 2021

By Frans Hiemstra – Women empowerment is not only a women’s focus but also requires the participation of men to help address the gender disparity problem that continues in our society today. As we mark Women’s Month in South Africa, we are reminded of the...

Reflections from a South African Internet pioneer

Jul 30, 2021

By Kathy Gibson – Back in the early 1990s, the world was just starting to go online, and a spirit of innovation and sense of possibility was the order of the day. Anthony Gerada, one of the pioneers of the Internet market in South Africa, shares some memories of...

How things have changed …

Jul 30, 2021

By Greg de Chasteauneuf – Since its arrival in South Africa in 1995, the internet has brought about significant economic and social change. From cost and speed to accessibility and usage, it has fundamentally transformed the country and has empowered millions of...

Out of adversity comes opportunity – let us get on with digitisation

Jul 30, 2021

There appears to be a widely accepted suggestion that the so-called “new normal” – whereby the enforced regime of working from home instead of an office, attending virtual meetings, conducting school classes or tertiary education lectures remotely via online...

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