by Dianne Bayley | Jul 19, 2021 | Featured Articles
“Due to the current economic outlook, we’re not in a position to go ahead with this project.” In March 2020, numerous emails with a similar message landed in software solutions company Assemble’s inbox. And they weren’t alone. For many companies, the effects of the...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 28, 2021 | Featured Articles
Mining has played a crucial role in South Africa’s economy for the best part of two centuries. And while it may not play as big a role as it once did, it still contributed R400-billion to GDP in 2020 and employed more than 450 000 people. But if the sector is to...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 16, 2021 | Featured Articles
With the value of online retail in South Africa topping R30 billion in 2020 – and projections of R42 billion in 2021 – according to the latest World Wide Worx study on the topic, retailers across the country are gearing up to accelerate their e-commerce...
by Dianne Bayley | May 26, 2021 | Featured Articles
In 2020, the World Food Programme (WFP), the world’s largest humanitarian organisation, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize “for its efforts to combat hunger, for its contribution to bettering conditions for peace in conflict-affected areas and for acting as a driving...
by Dianne Bayley | May 10, 2021 | Featured Articles
Traditional work culture expectations are undergoing a paradigm shift, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, writes Andrew Bourne, Regional Manager – MEA, Zoho Corp. According to a recent Boston Consulting Group (BSG) study, more than half of South Africans (53%)...
by Dianne Bayley | Mar 25, 2021 | Featured Articles
Most organisations today understand the need for digital transformation, with the imperative only having accelerated over the past year or so. Strategies that were previously meant for long-term implementation suddenly had to be rushed into place in order for...
