by Dianne Bayley | Jul 4, 2023 | Workplace 2020
By Richard Firth – American economist Thomas Sowell once said: “The first lesson of economics is scarcity: There is never enough of anything to fully satisfy all those who want it. The first lesson of politics is to disregard the first lesson of economics.”While there...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 20, 2023 | Security and Legal
For years, we have been hearing about the increasing need for cyber security, but the number of attacks seems to be growing exponentially alongside increased investment into security solutions, writes Richard Firth, CEO, MIP Holdings. In the first half of last year...
by Dianne Bayley | May 23, 2023 | Security and Legal
In 2022, WhatsApp Business was the biggest social messaging platform in the world. Towards the end of last year, there were 2.4 billion WhatsApp users, with hundreds of millions of those accounts being business accounts, writes Richard Firth, CEO, MIP Holdings....
by Dianne Bayley | Jan 23, 2023 | Sustainability
In October last year, Discovery and Dialdirect, in conjunction with the City of JoBurg, launched the Pothole Patrol app, which would allow drivers to report potholes using geolocation data, notes Richard Firth, CEO of MIP Holdings.This wasn’t the first time an app of...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 16, 2020 | Workplace 2020
A great deal has been written about how the Covid-19 pandemic has changed the world of work forever, with many companies choosing to establish permanent work from home strategies going forward, writes Richard Firth, CEO, MIP Holdings. As face-to-face meetings have...
