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Counting the cost of the illicit counterfeit economy

Feb 10, 2023

By Yesh Surjoodeen – They are sophisticated syndicates, insidious as they are dangerous – both to local economies and importantly, to customers. For years, the counterfeit goods industry has illegally benefitted from legitimate businesses by making illegal...

Tips to help business owners makes it through the first years

Feb 10, 2023

Entrepreneurship has been hailed as the key to South Africa’s economic recovery – and the good news is that all signs point to it being on the rise. According to the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) report 2021/2022 released by the Stellenbosch Business School,...

Can we leverage the power of AI without losing our humanity?

Jan 20, 2023

I’m sorry Dave. I am afraid I can’t do that. Die-hard science fiction fans might get the reference from the cult classic, 2001: A Space Odyssey. The line, delivered by the spaceship’s intelligent onboard computer HAL 9000, represents the very moment when the downside...

We need to act now to stop AI from deepening inequities

Jan 20, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly becoming a reality in business and society, but we should be doing more to ensure whole sections of the planet’s population are not left behind or marginalised as it becomes mainstream. Maya Bridgman, a 17-year-old student...

How to develop an Amazon-like culture of innovation

Jan 20, 2023

Innovation is key to survival in the fast-paced and disruptive world we live in, so companies have to develop a culture on innovation. “Anyone can innovate by accident,” says Paul Misener, vice-president: global innovation policy and communications at Amazon. “But to...

Global collaboration in R&D key to economic success

Jan 20, 2023

Research and development investments play a critical role in future-proofing a nation’s economy – and nations need to work together to solve the big global problems. That’s the word from Dr Ray Johnson, CEO of Technology Innovation Institute and Aspire, keynoting the...

Companies under siege as cyberattacks increase

Dec 1, 2022

Cybersecurity threats have become one of the biggest risks facing companies in 2022 – and this is only set to get worse. HP research shows that cyberthreats have grown by a staggering 300% year on year (YoY), with close to three-quarters of companies reporting they...

Why wait to upgrade your software when Windows 11 ESD is here!

Dec 1, 2022

With Microsoft dubbing Windows 11 the best Windows yet, the time could not be better to upgrade to intuitive innovation, easier organisation, and faster performance – which you can now get through the click of a button. With Windows 10 reaching End of License on 31...

Inside the mind of the attacker

Nov 25, 2022

Hackers want in. They want into the business, its data and its details because cybercrime is a multi-billion-dollar business and there is plenty of profit in phishing, stolen data and ransomware. They dig into your business and they use every loophole and...

Upskilling, reskilling to overcome data science skills shortages

Nov 25, 2022

Across the world, there is a growing shortage of data science skills in businesses. According to the 2020 World Economic Forum, “As jobs are transformed by the technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, we need to reskill more than 1 billion people worldwide by...

Where does SA logistics stand with cybersecurity?

Nov 25, 2022

South Africa’s logistics industry is battling a war on many fronts. Bad weather, equipment breakdowns and shortages and congestion continue to hamper the country’s ports and adding days to the supply chain, creating havoc downstream. The conflict in Ukraine and the...

The future of the channel

Nov 25, 2022

By Lisa Strydom – It’s no secret that the pandemic has seen local companies embrace a hybrid work strategy. This has also had consequences for the channel, with many vendors experiencing growth in their cloud business as more organisations consume as-a-Service...

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