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Road Freight Association on Level 4 concerns

May 2, 2020

The Road Freight Association (RFA) is concerned about aspects of the controlled relaxing of the lockdown, with specific regard to the opening of road freight operations and logistics after 1 May 2020, as presented at the Government’s media briefing on 25 April 2020....

The role of supply chains in the pandemic

Apr 24, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic continues to transform the way we live and work while disrupting businesses across the world. By Maha Bouzeid, vice-president and head of sourcing at Ericsson Middle East and Africa As company leaders and health officials track the virus and...

3D printing joins the fight against Covid-19

Apr 24, 2020

Over recent years we have seen 3D printing becoming more accessible than ever and now this technology which seemed reserved for hi-tech conglomerates and spy movies is proving its worth in the fight against the coronavirus. With the Covid-19 outbreak snowballing its...

Are you ready for increased home delivery?

Apr 24, 2020

\South African consumers are becoming increasingly reliant on home delivery services as a result of social distancing efforts. This is not expected to fade anytime soon as the country faces the reality of an extended lockdown and probability of further extensions or...

Flexible benefits can provide financial relief

Apr 24, 2020

The Covid-19 outbreak has propelled countries around the world to implement strict measures to combat the virus. By Janine O’Riley, reward specialist, and Tanya Tose, tax and remuneration specialist at Tax Consulting SA The economic impact of such drastic measures is...

Fintech surge could disrupt traditional banking

Apr 24, 2020

Traditional banks will fall even further behind in market share and customer experience due to the global coronavirus pandemic. The comments from Nigel Green, founder and chief executive of deVere Group, are based on research that the use of financial apps is up by...

Challenges for large property portfolio holders

Apr 24, 2020

While people will return to offices and shops at the end of the national lockdown, there is general agreement that the way we work and shop has changed forever. By Francois Joubert, principal: asset management at Aurecon The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated the...

What determines a hosting provider’s capability?

Apr 19, 2020

The surge of remote workers and the increase in the public’s demand for online entertainment placed immense pressure on the entire network infrastructure. In turn, this calls the capability of hosting providers to offer quality service into question into question, as...

Life after lockdown: survival of the fattest

Apr 19, 2020

The coronavirus will lead to business failures, market consolidation and entrench incumbents with strong balance sheets. Should policymakers react? During South Africa’s state of national disaster, have curtailed the free market and blurred the lines between business,...

Prepare to weather a deep recession

Apr 19, 2020

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has warned that the country should prepare for a deep recession – but offered hope of a return to economic growth in 2021. According to Ettiene Retief, Ccairman of the national tax and SARS committee at the South African Institute...

Covid-19 drives innovation and entrepreneurship

Apr 17, 2020

Things will never be the same again. The way we used to live, work and interact with one another pre-Covid-19 is over – but there are exciting times ahead, as the new way of doing things is pushing us to be innovative and will act as a catalyst for new technologies....

Blockchain, bitcoin show promise, but more skills needed

Apr 17, 2020

South African financial organisations are exploring the potential use cases for blockchain in their operations, but are exercising caution in its adoption. This is the word from John Singh, a senior systems analyst and head of the Institute of Information Technology...

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