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Crisis exposes insights into SME finances

Aug 24, 2020

Restricted trading conditions and constrained consumer spending due to lockdown regulations and the devastating economic impact of the pandemic have placed small and medium enterprises (SMEs) under severe financial pressure. While some sectors have fared worse than...

Could entrepreneurs save the SA economy?

Aug 24, 2020

Hennie Ferreira, small business expert and CEO of Osidon, reflects on turning the economy around in a post-Covid-19 world. How do we turn the economy around after the pandemic? Government cannot fix the economy but they can create a deregulated environment for...

Intelligent collaboration at the heart of the digital workplace

Aug 24, 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic has seen businesses in every industry rushing to send their employees home to work remotely. In fact, the common maxim today is that staying online as a result of the pandemic will likely become a permanent feature of corporate culture in the...

Late payments and cash flow in a time of crisis

Aug 14, 2020

Small businesses are doing all they can to keep their doors open amidst the current pandemic. By Colin Timmis, Xero SA Country Manager SMEs are the lifeblood of the economy – accounting for roughly half (47%) of South Africa’s workforce and constituting more than 20%...

Tips on coping with retrenchment

Aug 14, 2020

As the effects of Covid-19 are felt across all corners of the South African economy, retrenchments are rife in industries across the board. So, how can those who have been affected move on and stand out in a strained job market? 21st Century’s Antoinette Crafford...

How employers are dealing with lockdown

Aug 14, 2020

21st Century has been conducting surveys since the beginning of the formal lockdown, testing employer responses to the pandemic and to the changes organisations have had to make in terms of the Covid-19 virus. Morag Philipps, executive director at 21st Century, gives...

Make sure you’re safe when sanitising

Aug 14, 2020

The latest research carried out by accredited laboratory SciCorp in KwaZulu-Natal has shown that out of 11 hand sanitisers, nine bought from stores and two samples given out at the entrance to a mall or shop, five were found to be non-compliant. This means they didn’t...

What to do when the lights go out

Aug 14, 2020

Load shedding has once again become part of our everyday lives. While there are various things you can do to deal with the impact of load shedding, you might not have thought about the consequences it could have on your insurance. You should be aware that some...

Debt collection faces a corona tsunami

Aug 14, 2020

There’s a flood of bad debts coming as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, but many banks in both developing and mature credit markets are insufficiently prepared. by Ulrich Wiesner, senior consultant on Fico’s analytics team in EMEA, specialising in collections...

Stay on the right side of Covid-19 regulations

Aug 14, 2020

As Covid-19 cases continue to rise in South Africa, employers will be under increased pressure to ensure that their workers are operating under conditions of safety and protection. Companies are required to ensure their strict compliance with the various Acts and...

CFOs key in driving digital transformation

Aug 7, 2020

As digitalisation gathers traction, the role of the chief financial officer (CFO) is changing – indeed the role itself is being digitalised. This is the word from Arthur Goldstuck, MD of World Wide Worx, presenting the result of the Sage South Africa CFO 3.0 research....

Connecting patients at Chris Hani Baragwanath

Aug 7, 2020

Reflex Solutions in collaboration with partners Mustek, Dark Fibre Africa (DFA) and ESET installed free secure WiFi, at Chris Hani Baragwanath academic hospital at no cost to patients or doctors. The project was born from a call from hospital staff for a solution to...

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