Trends and Analysis - Channelwise

Plan now for a busy festive season

Nov 4, 2021

Although South Africa’s economy has shown some signs of recovery, the true cost of the disruption and violence in July this year must still be calculated. It is against this backdrop, that many small business owners are hoping to recover some lost ground during the...

Business lessons to take into 2022, and beyond

Nov 4, 2021

Businesses have been through a lot in the last 18 months. As we near the end of 2021, a year that has put many to the test, it is useful to pause and reflect on lessons learned that might be applied in the new year. There are numerous advantages to reflecting on what...

Chip shortages drive demand for refurbished devices

Nov 4, 2021

New electronic devices are in short supply due to a global shortage of semiconductors, affecting particularly the production of new laptops, desktops and tablets. This is the word from Kwirirai Rukowo, GM of Qrent, who comments: “Currently, companies have been waiting...

The evolution of tech sales

Oct 22, 2021

Sales has changed. Forever. As McKinsey research points out, the global pandemic forced digital on everyone, including sales, and fundamentally altered how business is done – today, and in the future. That same research adds that for both sellers and buyers,...

What can I do right now to reduce my environmental impact?

Oct 22, 2021

The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the rest of the Earth. As its permafrost ice melts, powerful methane greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere, which speeds up global warming in an increasingly destructive cycle. Professor Katey Walter Anthony is an...

Africa well-placed to take advantage of new payment solutions

Oct 22, 2021

Digital innovation has evolved payments solutions at breakneck speeds. Everything from contactless payments, QR codes and digital wallets … consumers today have so many new ways to pay. The big challenge, however, is to ensure that the millions of South Africans who...

Protect your company from the enemy within

Oct 22, 2021

What if the person that just broke down your corporate defences is someone you trusted? This is not a drill. This is a question that around 66% of organisations have been asking, and that the other 34% should be prioritising. At a time when the cybersecurity threat...

Investing locally sometimes be a better option than investing offshore

Oct 22, 2021

Recent reports put South Africa’s economic growth at 1,2% in its second quarter – a rate that has exceeded expectations. However, despite an air of relative optimism amongst investors and economists alike, there is still a prevailing perception that, investing-wise,...

How load-shedding affects fibre providers

Oct 22, 2021

Load-shedding is a regular occurrence in South Africa, it is implemented to reduce the load on the supply of electricity. By Nash Dennis Manyozo, co-founder and chief operations officer of TNJ Project Solutions Load-shedding leaves people and businesses without...

How technology can help SMEs save costs

Oct 15, 2021

While the global economic outlook seems to be turning upward, things are still constrained locally. Coupled with this is the imminent annual holiday season, which is high season for retailers, hospitality and related industries but often low season for professional...

Navigating service consumption in the age of opex

Oct 15, 2021

Services are consumed on demand to drive business efficiencies and ensure scale at speed, but Kyle Stanton at Dimension Data believes that managing the as-a-service (XaaS) model requires intelligent forethought and strategic planning to mitigate the risks. It is the...

How to choose an e-waste recycling partner

Oct 15, 2021

On 23 August, a new law, The National Norms and Standards for Disposal of Waste to Landfill, came into effect, stating that landfill sites can no longer accept old electronic devices (e-waste) for dumping. Businesses (and individuals) are now expected to recycle these...

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