by Dianne Bayley | Mar 28, 2020 | Sustainability
South Africa’s already strained economy and infrastructure got dealt a severe blow on Sunday with government declaring a national state of disaster to combat the spread of COVID-19 in the country, notes Jacques du Toit, CEO, Vox. From schools shutting down to a ban on...
by Dianne Bayley | Feb 8, 2020 | Workplace 2020
Suppliers and contractors in the construction industry may be under the impression that their sales teams are bringing in sufficient revenue, but the truth is their sales strategy is probably costing the business a lot more than they think. This is according to...
by Dianne Bayley | Jan 19, 2020 | Fintech
Imagine that you have a savings account with an interest rate of 1% per year, while inflation annually is running at 2%, writes Glenn Gillis, CEO, Sea Monster. After one year, with the money in this account, would you be able to buy more than you could today, less or...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 20, 2019 | Workplace 2020
“Disruptive digital and e-commerce businesses, from scale-ups through to giants like Amazon or Google, are growing at such unprecedented rates that the gap between the staff they need and the talent available in the marketplace is widening. This is particularly true...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 6, 2019 | Innovation
The leapfrog theory is attractive. In the words of the Financial Times, it’s “a quick jump in economic development by harnessing technological innovation.” This sounds great, particularly when you factor in the immense amount of innovation and modernisation currently...
