by Dianne Bayley | Feb 5, 2023 | Innovation
One of the biggest challenges for small businesses in South Africa is a lack of financial skills, writes Colin Timmis, Xero South Africa Country Manager . This lack of knowledge can lead to problems, including difficulty managing cash flow, securing investment,...
by Dianne Bayley | Dec 13, 2022 | Sustainability
The public sector plays by different rules. Unlike the private sector, where customer service and differentiation by excellence are mandatory for survival, the public sector has a de facto monopoly on the services that it delivers. If a citizen has a negative...
by Dianne Bayley | Oct 10, 2022 | Security and Legal
A massive 72% of state and local government organisations attacked by ransomware had their data encrypted – 7% more than the cross-sector average.In fact, according to Sophos’s “The State of Ransomware in State and Local Government 2022” report, only 20% of state and...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 14, 2022 | Sustainability
Over time, the provision of government services has been structured around the functions and services they provide, resulting in monolithic departments, each with a separate mandate around a particular function, rather than being structured for the convenience of the...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 28, 2022 | Security and Legal
On 25 July 2022, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced the Government’s intention to implement various “bold, courageous and decisive action[s] to close the electricity gap” in South Africa and bring an end to loadshedding. We unpack the legal and...
