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Digital signatures are legal and valid in SA

Apr 6, 2020

With the global outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, the full economic impact on business needs to be critically considered – especially for a country such as South Africa, that is still grappling with the effects of a recent technical recession. We are all very...

Lockdown tax relief: good intentions with bad results?

Apr 6, 2020

Following President Cyril Ramaphosa’s announcement of fiscal relief for certain taxpayers, in light of other measures imposed to combat the Covid-19 crisis, National Treasury published explanatory notes on 29 March 2020, which outline exactly how the tax system will...

Businesses must support each other during Covid-19 crisis

Apr 6, 2020

All South African business leaders have a responsibility to stand together to keep business moving, protect employment and the economy ticking over. According to Frank Mullen, CEO of telecoms and ICT provider Zinia: “How decision-makers adapt to the Covid-19 national...

Crisis a true test of management skills

Apr 6, 2020

The economic and human impact of the lock down in South Africa will be felt for years to come. By Tarryn Swemmer, group HR executive at Decision Inc. Of course, the immediate priority is heeding the brave leadership of our President to ‘flatten the curve’ and minimise...

Covid-19 and performance on contracts

Apr 6, 2020

With Covid-19 declared a global pandemic, the potential impact on a party’s ability to perform in terms of a contract is far-reaching. By Michael Straeuli, Damian Wright and Dominic Harris, dispute resolution specialists at Webber Wentzel Uncontrollable...

Young Jamaican’s invention could help tackle spread of viruses

Apr 6, 2020

Five years ago more than 40 babies born in Jamaican hospitals became infected with lethal bacteria – half of them died. By Patricia Scotland, Commonwealth Secretary-General The bacteria Klebsiella, like the coronavirus, is spread from person-to-person or via...

MyCyberTraining closes the security loop

Mar 30, 2020

Company-wide cybersecurity can only be achieved through a combination of technology tools and security-conscious user behaviour. There are hundreds of tools available on the market that address the technology aspect of security, but way fewer that attempt to manage...

Keep workers safe and maintain productivity

Mar 30, 2020

Keeping their staff members safe from potential infection has to be the top priority for companies as we go into our first full week of Covid-19 lockdown. But a secondary, and no less important, consideration is keeping the economy afloat for the duration. Millions of...

Remote working and the cybersecurity threat

Mar 30, 2020

The era of the millennial workforce and the rise in technology and connectivity has required a dynamic shift toward flexible and/or remote working arrangements in South African corporate spaces. By Fatima Ameer-Mia, director at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr’s...

Secure your remote workforce

Mar 30, 2020

For many organisations, the need to suddenly enable a remote workforce at scale has overtaken long-term plans they may have had to gradually extend remote work capacity. By Doros Hadjizenonos, regional sales director at Fortinet In a such context, time is of the...

Channel trends shaping the industry

Mar 30, 2020

The channel has seen more disruption the last year than it has in the last few decades combined. As businesses look ahead to 2020, that rate of change has only intensified. The technology industry is moving faster than ever before and as a result, the channel is...

How mid-size companies can use cutting-edge technologies

Mar 30, 2020

Modern technologies promise a lot for those who adopt them. Artificial intelligence, real-time analytics, the Internet of Things, virtualisation, business platforms and many new services are reshaping how business is done. Yet they seem out of reach as expensive and...

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