Trends and Analysis - Channelwise

Managers are quietly checking out

Apr 2, 2026

Imagine being asked to run a marathon, coach a team, and build the track you’re running on, all at the same time. By Anja van Beek, talent and culture strategist, EQ-driven leadership and HR expert, and executive coach Sounds exhausting, right? For countless middle...

SA’s nerds are doing sexy science – and no-one knows about it

Apr 2, 2026

While the globe focused on geopolitics at January’s World Economic Forum, over 100 scientists quietly opened the Frontiers Science House – a partnership of 50+ organisations turning scientific breakthroughs into tangible solutions for climate change, health and...

What exporters need to know about Rand volatility

Apr 2, 2026

South Africa’s export economy is showing encouraging momentum. Agricultural exports have reached record levels in recent years, tourism is steadily recovering and a growing number of South African SMEs are expanding beyond our borders into regional and global markets....

IoT is reshaping transport and logistics

Apr 2, 2026

The integration of Internet of Things (IoT) technologies into transport and logistics operations is enabling more efficient, connected and intelligent mobility systems, with significant implications for fleet management, infrastructure optimisation and cost control....

How real-time data is reshaping SME funding in South Africa

Apr 2, 2026

If you run a small business in South Africa, you are already inside a digital ecosystem. Transactions flow through point-of-sale systems, card machines settle revenue, and accounting software tracks supplier payments and invoices. Every sale, payment, and trading...

Cohesity and Axiz partner to enhance data resilience and security

Mar 20, 2026

Data resilience and security can no longer be treated as separate disciplines – they need to work together to ensure organisations are not only protected from cyberattacks, but able to get back up and running quickly when the inevitable happens. This is according to...

Why local keeps losing

Mar 20, 2026

South Africa has an uncomfortable habit of having the same argument over and over again. We worry about imports. We talk about protecting local industry. We debate tariffs, incentives, and unintended consequences. And then, quietly, we carry on buying, licensing, and...

With better coordination, Africa could be architect of net-zero economy

Mar 20, 2026

A clear message rang through the halls of the Cape Town International Convention Centre at this year’s Investing in African Mining Indaba: Africa’s mining sector holds enormous, untapped opportunity, but unlocking it will demand coordinated action across governments,...

Data privacy best practices for physical security teams

Mar 20, 2026

Physical security systems generate large volumes of information from video footage, access control records, and license plate information. As this data plays a growing role in daily operations and investigations, organisations are under increasing pressure to manage...

Strategy is easy. Execution is not

Mar 20, 2026

We know the drill – executive teams bunker down for a week and produce a strategy that will lead the organization forward to unheard of heights for the next year or three. Come the end of year review, so many elements have not been implemented or accomplished. By...

Fuel price volatility drives a need for better cash-flow planning

Mar 20, 2026

As South Africa braces for the possibility of a sharp fuel price increase in April, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may soon face renewed pressure on already thin margins. According to Garth Rossiter, Chief Risk Officer at Lula, the impact of higher fuel...

‘Sudden’ shortages were months in the making

Mar 6, 2026

Internationally and locally, many seemed to be caught by surprise by the current memory and component shortages and the sudden surge in prices. But one person at the very coalface during the months-long build-up to the now looming catastrophe is Spencer Chen, CEO of...

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