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South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) officially came into effect in July and many businesses are still facing compliance challenges in how personal information is stored and processed. Read More -
For the past two weeks, I’ve been watching and listening to both ordinary South Africans and some small business owners in the news talking about the impact of loadshedding to Read More -
African Fintech neo-banking platform , Finclusion Group, has been awarded the Late Stage Start-Up of the Year Award at the AfricArena Southern African Summit which took place in Cape Town last week. Read More -
DJ, music producer and serial entrepreneur DJ Sbu will launch South Africa’s first NFT song, “Umoya”, featuring Aubrey Qwana, at his Crypto Live – Enter the Metaverse workshop. Along with Read More -
This month marks Social Development Month in South Africa. The nationwide campaign is headed by the National Development Agency (NDA) and the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) to inform Read More -
We’ve all heard the scary statistics that the majority of small businesses fail within their first three years of operation. This is mostly as a result of poor planning and Read More -
Digify Africa and GCIS to host virtual digital skills masterclass for small business and media entrepreneurs Digify Africa and the Government of Communication and Information Systems are proud to present Read More -
South Africa is home to the largest stock exchange in Africa and the 20th in the word by market capitalisation. The Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) was established in 1887, during the Read More -
New technology often seems fantastic on paper yet has little impact in the life of the average person. A new tipping solution for fuel pump attendants, however, does both. When Read More -
How bad can a cyberattack be? This question often comes up in conversations with companies still contemplating their strategy against online criminals. Despite years of escalating attacks, cybercrime still exists Read More -
Even though the value proposition behind insurance has not fundamentally changed over hundreds of years, advancements in technology and the rapid digital transformation brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic have Read More -
Ogilvy South Africa is proud to announce the establishment of The Ogilvy Molefi Thulo Bursary Fund. The bursary will celebrate the memory of industry giant Mo Thulo, Executive Creative Director Read More -
CEOs of the world’s largest businesses are increasingly optimistic about the outlook for their own business and despite the Delta variant slowing down the ‘return to normal’, their confidence in Read More -
Innovation is not a tangible metric to be met, it is rather a culture and mindset that stems from stakeholders and leaders filtering all the way down to the engineers Read More -
Stadio’s higher education vision is in full effect with the launch of the STADIO Khulisa Student Share Scheme, announced today at the institution’s graduation on 19 October 2021. In Read More -
Road transport plays an essential role in our national supply chain, especially now that the rail network is, at best, vestigial. Road networks carry some 80% of South Africa’s goods[i], Read More -
TSIBA Business School (TSIBA) have beefed-up their technology infrastructure with a recent collaboration with education technology specialists, Metisware. The not-for-profit business school which has campuses in Cape Town and Johannesburg has Read More -
Record numbers of learners are moving through our education system every year, putting massive pressure on our economic landscape to create more jobs. Years of local economic challenges, compounded by Read More -
Big brands used to tell us what was cool. Today, consumers expect brands to be more human. In fact, the higher a brand’s emotional intelligence, the more it wins. Read More -
For many South Africans, health and fitness is a top priority. Even in the face of a global pandemic, some of us continued to track our steps, raise our heartbeats, Read More -
Biometric digital authentication and automated onboarding technology solution, iiDENTIFii, recently added another accolade to its growing list of awards by being named as the New or Emerging Independent Software Vendor Read More -
Marketing Agency, Stratitude, has been awarded bronze in the ‘Best Integrated Campaign by a Small Agency’ category at the Supersonic New Generation Awards 2021, which was hosted on Thursday, 23 Read More -
Capetonians Pieter du Plessis and Viljoen de Kock, from GUDGU, manufacturers of sugar-free cordials have won big in South African’s biggest online pitching competition, winning R1 million in prizes – Read More -
As the world shifts towards cashless payment methods, South Africa is gradually moving away from cash against a social and economic backdrop of inequality and slow economic growth. Research done Read More -
The 2021 SMME Virtual Roadshow, hosted by Global Africa Network, and supported by Dial-A-Mula, is now open and runs online until October 15. SMME Roadshow | Supporting small business Read More -
Finclusion Group has announced the acquisition of a strategic stake in HelloHR, a South African payroll software startup. The acquisition forms part of Finclusion Group’s strategy to provide holistic financial wellness products through Read More -
We can no longer talk about literacy and numeracy without also talking about digital literacy. Learners and adults of all ages need to be able to read and write proficiently Read More -
Paying attention to the 5 Vs (volume; velocity; variety; veracity; and value) of data is critical if a company is to derive strategic value from its big data. With these Read More -
The rise of price comparison websites is providing a rich range of benefits for South African medical schemes and their members. Price comparison websites, or aggregators, continue to disrupt Read More -
The world has changed. It has changed as fundamentally as it did when the wheel entered the transportation equation and electricity lit up the office. The world of work will Read More
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The Minister in the Presidency and Brand South Africa are to host the fifth instalment of the annual Nation Brand Forum, which will bring together a wide range of stakeholders to Read More -
South Africans are told repeatedly that SMMEs are the vehicle that can turnaround SA’s sky-high youth unemployment rate, but they cannot do it alone and require the concerted effort, support Read More -
Small businesses play an important role in our communities and economies. Over the past year, as the pandemic shifted the retail and commerce landscape, small businesses were faced with a Read More -
Data breaches are expensive and cost South African businesses more than R40 million in 2020 alone.1 Although most organisations are implementing robust measures to keep customer information secure, it’s concerning that Read More -
African fintech platform Finclusion Group has secured US$20million in a funding round with leading fintech debt financing provider, Lendable. Finclusion uses advanced proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms alongside pioneering technology to grant safe Read More
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Filing an insurance claim can feel like a complicated and confusing undertaking, especially following a traumatic loss or for first-timers unfamiliar with the process. As such, many claimants fall victim Read More
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South African born local entrepreneur and co-founder of Sterkla mobile coaching app, Gavin Lund (42), has been announced as this year’s Entrepreneur X Factor 2021 winner, impressing judges and out-performing 40 global Read More
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Vineyard Friends, a newly launched wine range from DGB, connects the consumer with the natural wildlife and sustainable practices that underpin its wine making principles. The new range, which includes Read More -
You might already know that more and more people are heading online to find products and services, pushing more businesses to reach their customers online. As a result, it makes Read More -
I’m a PR professional that has been profiling executives of different companies for 21 years – and because I was taught that my job is to be behind the scenes Read More -
The National Small Business Chamber (NSBC) marks its the 13th anniversary of the South African Small Business Awards. The South African Small Business Awards recognises the tireless journey, hard work Read More -
When combined with cloud computing services, such as AWS and Azure, the Internet of Things (IoT) provides organisations with more opportunities to leverage data pulled from assets in the field. Read More -
Marketing has always been consumer-led. Since the birth of marketing in the early 20th century, brands have spent enormous resources trying to understand what people cared about and then crafting Read More
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Absa Group, one of the largest financial service providers in Africa, will strengthen efforts to grow its digital partnerships ecosystem across Africa with the appointment of HYBR and SystemicLogic, which Read More -
Successful leaders rapidly learn that attitude is one of the critical determinators of success. A positive mindset, one that perseveres in the face of day-to-day challenges that naturally and inevatibly Read More
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The South African e-commerce sector is booming – and it’s attracting growing numbers of SMEs and retailers looking to establish an online business, with a surge in requests for funding Read More -
Semi-finalists in the 2021 ENGEN Pitch & Polish entrepreneurship competition were thrown a complete curveball. Their surprise? Kiddie judges! Alwande (7), Sadiya (8) and Emma (10) took the judges’ seats on the Read More -
Last year, during our regular administration meetings with my business associates we had a look at what kind of financial products we would need to cover ourselves and create security Read More -
The retail industry is becoming more competitive by the day. Promotions can be an effective way to increase demand. But to do so optimally remains a challenge for businesses. Even Read More -
Despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and economic hardship, the majority of South Africans remain optimistic about the future. This is according to a recent global survey. The Read More
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