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POPIA: take these steps now …

Jun 18, 2021

The eleventh hour is upon businesses who are not POPIA (Protection of Personal Information Act) compliant. The effective date of 1 July is upon us. Your business should have already started its compliance journey, as it will at least help lessen the risk of...

Guidance on mandatory vaccination policies for the workplace

Jun 18, 2021

After months of speculation, the Department of Employment and Labour in South Africa has provided guidance in relation to vaccination policies within the workplace. By Kirsty Gibson, associate, and Johan Botes, partner and head of the employment and compensation...

Top supply chain technology themes for 2021

Jun 18, 2021

With the growing need for digitally interconnected supply chain networks, Gartner has identified the top eight supply chain technology themes in 2021. Analysts selected the themes for their transformational potential and their ability to foster operational...

Technology risks could impact the new normal

Jun 10, 2021

The past 12 months have brought about significant disruption in organisation’s technology processes. By Ralph Berndt, sales and marketing director at Syrex Instead of dealing with a predominantly centralised workforce, IT teams must now manage a work from anywhere...

Use tech to embrace the do-anything-from-anywhere economy

Jun 10, 2021

Digital transformation is not new. Just 11 years ago, there was a significant transformation when employees and students started to bring their own devices to work and school. By Haidi Nossair, senior director in the client solutions group: MERAT at Dell Technologies....

ConCourt decision has implications for loyalty programmes

Jun 10, 2021

The Constitutional Court recently handed down judgment on the Clicks Retailers versus CSARS case, which has wide ramifications for all loyalty programme providers. By Joon Chong, a partner at Webber Wentzel Loyalty programme future expenditure will as a result, be...

Investing in SA tech helps grow the economy

Jun 10, 2021

The tech sector in South Africa has unmatched potential to help pull South Africa into a new future of economic growth and recovery writes Chad Baker, MD of Altron Systems Integration. Our economy is our life force. The last year has hit the global economic stage like...

Consider this before moving into e-commerce

Jun 10, 2021

With the value of online retail in South Africa topping R30-billion in 2020 – and projections of R42-billion in 2021. According to the latest World Wide Worx study on the topic, retailers across the country are gearing up to accelerate their e-commerce and...

How to thrive in the digitally-driven Covid era

Jun 4, 2021

I don’t believe anyone will deny that we are in the midst of digital disruption – or that businesses that embrace technology will benefit, while those who do not will lag behind. By Jeanette Marais, deputy-CEO of Momentum Metropolitan Holdings Technology undoubtedly...

Plan now for job creation amid transition to a lower carbon economy

Jun 4, 2021

A transition to a lower carbon economy is occurring rapidly around the world and is critical for South Africa. The transition is being driven both by a realisation of the urgency required to save our environment and by economic reasons and comes with both positive and...

How the pandemic has changed workforce mobility policies

Jun 4, 2021

Covid-19 affected almost all countries and workforces in every corner of the world. South Africa, and other countries with high infection rates or a different strain of the virus, have been placed on ‘red’ or ‘high alert’ lists for certain...

Understand employee rights during the pandemic

Jun 4, 2021

SMEs have had to deal with a litany of issues since the pandemic began. Many were forced to close shop for a period of time, had to put their staff on short time or retrench and even needed to restructure their entire business offering to make it relevant in these...

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