by Dianne Bayley | Aug 12, 2020 | Workplace 2020
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise sharply in South Africa, employers will be under increased pressure to ensure that their workers are operating under conditions of safety and protection. Companies are required to ensure their strict compliance with the various Acts...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 11, 2020 | Security and Legal
Microsoft South Africa, together with leading gender-based violence NPO partners, 1000 Women Trust and TEARS Foundation, have launched the Safe@Home Hackathon to address gender-based violence in South Africa. The virtual hackathon, which will run from 22 September to...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 11, 2020 | Workplace 2020
A new study has shed light on how South African companies are faring in the new norm of a remote working culture – and what the future may look like as a result. According to Remote Working in South Africa 2020, a study conducted among 400 enterprises by World Wide...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 11, 2020 | Sustainability
Snap question for CEOs and decision-makers: What is the lifetime value of your average customer? Do you have this figure, in Rands and cents, at your fingertips? If you don’t, says Rob Lith, Chief Commercial Officer of Telviva, you’re probably not able to grasp the...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 11, 2020 | Featured Articles
It seems the SARS Commissioner had an epiphany – make an example of delinquent taxpayers so others will fall in line, writes Jean du Toit, Head of Tax Technical at Tax Consulting SA . Apparently, following SARS’ media briefing on 30 July 2020, this is a deterrence...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 11, 2020 | Security and Legal
The furore around the awarding of a contract to a politically connected individual’s company shows that government has not yet accepted its role as custodian of good governance for South Africa Inc–and the extent of public disenchantment with perceived corruption....
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 10, 2020 | Security and Legal
Covid-19 and the lockdown have forced individuals and organisations to do ever more of their business online. Unfortunately, crime has followed suit, and cybercrime has been rife since the lockdown, writes Lindile Xoko, Executive: Sales at Netstar, a subsidiary of...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 10, 2020 | Innovation
The agri-chemical industry is an important component of the agricultural market in Africa, supplying farmers with animal health and agricultural chemicals such as fertilisers, pesticides, herbicides, insecticides and more. The supply chain in the Agri-chemical...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 10, 2020 | Innovation
South African enterprises will need to make complex ethical choices about how they leverage artificial intelligence (AI) over the coming years as lawmakers and regulators struggle to keep pace with the speed at which the technology is maturing and with the rate of...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 5, 2020 | Workplace 2020
If your workplace has turned rather hostile due to COVID-19 panic, you’re not alone. Although sickness in the workplace is not uncommon, the strict guidelines in place to reduce transmission of COVID-19 and constant news updates on the spread of the disease, can make...
