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The rise of a new economy

Jun 19, 2020

It is more urgent now than ever before that businesses invest in digital transformation. Since the global lockdown, millions of people have turned to digital tools and methods for work, entertainment and shopping. Companies also had to rethink the way they do business...

Long-term contracts are dead: here’s why …

Jun 19, 2020

Contracts are about customer service – and in a Covid-19 world, customer service has been pushed into the spotlight as businesses struggle with lockdowns, social distancing requirements and other (varying) regulations. Businesses are customers too. And they are...

Human distancing: how and why to comply?

Jun 12, 2020

Landlords and business owners are facing new uncertainties everyday due to the coronavirus pandemic. Chief among these anxieties is how they are required to adapt interiors and buildings to comply with new regulations. Dr Maria Neira of the World Health Organisation...

Pros and cons of contact tracing apps

Jun 12, 2020

The Covid-19 pandemic has taken a huge toll worldwide for both individuals and economies. As a precaution, many countries have implemented strict lockdown measures such as closing schools, restaurants and borders, while mask-wearing in public and social distancing...

What can be learnt from Africa’s pandemic experience

Jun 12, 2020

While journalists and commentators have focused on lessons from Asia in relation to the current Covid-19 pandemic, with some referencing pandemics that have hit Europe and North America in the past, a less obvious question to ask is whether there are also lessons from...

Cloud and the transition to a new normal

Jun 12, 2020

With companies needing to support remote working strategies and with a rise in demand for cloud-based business continuity tools and services during the Covid-19 pandemic, it is expected that the global cloud market size will grow from $233-billion in 2019 to reach...

Disruption, resilience the new norm for chains

Jun 12, 2020

Humanitarian crises will always have significant implications for businesses. Covid-19 has put pressure on economic growth, causing a massive slowdown in world trade and disruptions across global supply chains. What is more, companies that built markets on the back of...

Before you restart your engines …

Jun 12, 2020

Ready … Set … Wait. Did you know that long periods of inactivity or improper cleaning of surfaces can wreak havoc on your printer? This is according to Xerox, which details how Covid-19 lockdown have caused many printers to sit idle in less than perfect environments....

How to maintain business continuity across lockdown levels

Jun 5, 2020

South Africa has moved to alert level 3 of the national response to the Covid-19 pandemic, and economic activity has resumed in the majority of sectors. By Vukani Mngxati, CEO of Accenture in Africa Now it is more important than ever for businesses to leverage the...

Pandemic requires rethink of IT sales strategies

Jun 5, 2020

The lockdown that many countries around the world are experiencing has changed the way IT services providers engage with their customers. Even though the long-term business impact of the coronavirus is yet to be determined, Saicom believes this will likely result in...

Too little too late for small businesses

Jun 5, 2020

Although the country has moved to lockdown Level 3, 75% of small businesses still have enormous restrictions on rights. “You cannot improve the health and well-being of a nation by making your country poorer, this has never being achieved by any country,” says...

Worse yet to come as UK growth slumps

Jun 5, 2020

The UK economy contracted by 2% in the first quarter of 2020 as lockdowns in response to the Covid-19 pandemic took their toll on activity.  By Azad Zangana, senior European economist and strategist at global asset manager, Schroders The preliminary estimate was less...

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