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Global leaders can create sustainability with meaningful transparency

Feb 22, 2021

The global community is facing many crises, including an ongoing pandemic, the tragic consequences of centuries of racial inequality, and a climate emergency. By Suzanne DiBianca, chief impact officer and executive vice-president: corporate relations at Salesforce But...

Building sustainable businesses in the next normal

Feb 22, 2021

Before Covid-19 came along, I was used to travelling more than 42 weeks a year. In the last six months, I haven’t travelled further than my local grocery store. Yet, at the same time, I have had a ringside seat to a global crisis that is altering the course of...

Lessons learned from a pandemic

Feb 10, 2021

The year 2020 will no doubt go down in infamy when the history of the 21st century is eventually written. Just like 1918 did in the previous century with the outbreak of Spanish Flu which killed an estimated 50-million in two years, and 1347 when The Black Death, or...

The importance of entrepreneurship-driven innovation

Feb 10, 2021

The 2020 edition of the International Telecommunication Union’s (ITU) Global Innovation Forum highlighted the critical role of entrepreneurship-driven innovation in the context of a global pandemic. “Supporting entrepreneurship-driven innovation has never...

Manufacturing, distributors gear up for digital transformation

Feb 10, 2021

Business leaders within global manufacturing and distribution sectors have shown urgency in embracing digital transformation to overcome the disruption caused by the pandemic, according to new research from Syspro. In order to understand the impact of the pandemic on...

What does Covid-19 teach us about OT cybersecurity?

Feb 10, 2021

Today, almost no discussion about any subject goes on for long without the current pandemic being brought up in some way. It dominates all of our lives in many ways. Joe Robertson, EMEA CISO, Fortinet Of course, life must go on, business does continue. But not in the...

Connectivity will be key in post-pandemic world

Feb 10, 2021

The essential nature of connectivity, the measures taken in the face of the pandemic, and the unprecedented opportunities for the ICT sector in recovery from global crisis were the key areas highlighted by global ministers, regulators and industry leaders during...

SA records increased device sales

Feb 10, 2021

The PC, tablet, smartphone and small domestic appliance sectors are the bright spots in a South African technical consumer goods market that saw revenues drop 7% for the period January to August 2020. That’s according to point-of-sale tracking data from GfK South...

How to disconnect from online fatigue

Jan 6, 2021

Covid-19 has fundamentally changed how (and where) people work. Working from home has already become the new-normal, with a recent Gartner poll indicating that 48% of employees will continue to work remotely in a post-Covid future. By Janneke Henning, regional...

How digital tech can help SMEs navigate the Covid crisis

Jan 6, 2021

Even before the pandemic and the hard lockdown, small South African businesses were navigating a time of relentless change — new technologies, new customer expectations, a shifting economic landscape. Now, Covid-19 has put change on steroids and every small business...

Trends that will drive success for SMEs in the future

Jan 6, 2021

Forming the backbone of the economy, SMEs serve as a critical engine of economic growth, generating employment and fostering innovation. Christiaan Engelbrecht, financial director at Rectron In South Africa, SMEs contribute nearly 98.5% of the number of formal firms...

We don’t need to be depressed about the future of work

Nov 30, 2020

The reality of an increasingly digital world is shaping the future of our youth and our country, whether we’re ready for it or not. By Byron Clatterbuck, CEO of Seacom There is no doubt that the future of work will look different; so much so that the World Economic...

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