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5G is coming. Here's what it could mean for SA
Samantha Naidoo
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5 sustainability trends that will shape business in 2021
Christelle Marais
4 trends set to continue or be re-interpreted in the NGO sector
Innocent Masayira
Strengthening NPO skills and processes
Nazeema Mohamed, Feryal Domingo and Soraya Joonas
Sustainability is key for social investment in 2021
Keri-Leigh Paschal
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4 trends in employee skills development and training you need to know for 2021
Siphelele Kubheka and Desikan Naidoo
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Digital solutions need small steps to succeed
Xanthe Adams
Mining looks ahead to more Covid risk
Ralf Hennecke
Mining's year ahead will demand deep innovation
Frederick Cawood
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10 predictions around fintech
Dominique Collett
The 4 themes for the new year
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3 wealth management trends to watch in 2021
Maarten Ackerman
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Kuhle Mnisi
Microinsurance ready to reach new heights
Marius Botha
Finding alpha in the age of Covid-19
Nema Ramkhelawan-Bhana
Purpose or profit. It's not a choice
Mike Middleton
Shifting towards a digital - but still human - approach
Henry van Deventer
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Healthcare innovation in 2021 and beyond
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Lee Callakoppen
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Healthcare innovations to look out for
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3 big issues demanding legal attention this year
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Wine in the wake of corona
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Tech democratisation will set the tone for 2021
Andrew Smit and Johan Walters
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Auction industry survival depends on going virtual
Joff van Reenen
Covid-19 drives new trends in local property market
Marcél du Toit
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A bold year for beverages
Alex Glenday
Acceleration of digital payments
Jonathan Smit
Safety vs sustainability - the packaging industry's key conundrum
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The evolving e-tail landscape
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'Future-ready' organisations are leveraging digital to operate faster, smarter
The pandemic-driven acceleration of digital adoption and the resulting new agile ways of operating could unlock $5.4trn in profitable growth if applied broadly...
#BizTrends2021: How we can create new ways to adapt to our new days
Musa Kalenga, CEO and founder of Bridge Labs, delivered a keynote talk at the #BizTrends2021 live virtual event held on 28 January. In his talk, Kalenga discussed creating new ways to adapt to our new days...
Imran Salie 2 Feb 2021
#BizTrends2021: Dion Chang: How do we prepare for a better normal?
Dion Chang, one of South Africa's most respected trend analysts, kicked off BizTrends2021 - Towards New North and New Narratives...
Evan-Lee Courie 28 Jan 2021
Musa Kalenga presents "New ways for New Days" at #BizTrends2021 online
Musa Kalenga was one of eight speakers at the BizTrends2021 online event "Towards New Norths & New Narratives" on Thursday, 28 January 2021...
Evan-Lee Courie 26 Jan 2021
#BizTrends2021: 5G is coming. Here's what it could mean for SA
The rollout of 5G in South Africa's urban centres is likely to be one of the most significant technology events of 2021...
Samantha Naidoo 21 Jan 2021
#BizTrends2021: Evolution of workforce skills demand - what the future holds
When reflecting on the fourth industrial revolution, a number of things immediately spring to mind - for example, IoT, AI, and robots. Regrettably, little attention is given to individual employees and workers in this emerging industrial world, unless one is discussing the concerns related to potential job losses...
Lyndy van den Barselaar 14 Jan 2021
#BizTrends2021: AI will have a real-world impact in 2021
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is gaining notable momentum across a number of industries. In the past year, we saw rapid digital transformation spurred by Covid-19, with new technologies being adopted almost overnight...
Dries Cronje 13 Jan 2021
#BizTrends2021: Acceleration of digital payments
2020 blurred conventional lines of e-commerce, with sectors that historically had low digital payment penetration experiencing higher demand, as more people shopped online...
Jonathan Smit 12 Jan 2021
Global executives look to digital transformation to support recovery
A recent SAP Concur survey conducted by BrandConnect, a commercial arm of The Economist Group, found that 84% of executives agree that the full impact of the Covid-19 outbreak may not be truly known for years to come...
#BizTrends2021: 5 tech trends heading our way in the new year
What a difference a year makes. Twelve months ago, most technology forecasts centred around the 4th Industrial Revolution and the need for businesses to use the newest technologies to stay competitive. This is still true a year later, but Covid-19 has changed the direction of travel...
Esti Kilian 6 Jan 2021
#BizTrends2021: Looking ahead at the smartphone market
If 2020 has shown us anything, it's that change and disruption are a constant. The effects of the global coronavirus pandemic led to unprecedented shifts in the way we live, work, learn and transact - with a widespread move online and digital platforms...
Michelle Wynne 6 Jan 2021
#BizTrends2021: Tech democratisation will set the tone for 2021
If Covid-19 was the villain of 2020, then digital was the hero. As in-store transactions plummeted, e-commerce rushed in to pick up the slack. Rapid digitalisation saw smaller companies suddenly able to compete directly with our large enterprises...
Andrew Smit and Johan Walters 6 Jan 2021
#BizTrends2021: Empowering digital marketing teams to meet 2021's challenges
The digital acceleration of the last two years, but most especially during 2020, has placed a growing focus on digital marketing delivery...
Niamh NicLiam 6 Jan 2021
#BizTrends2021: What the new year holds for cybersecurity
The year 2020 has been one of the most challenging years in recent memory, both in terms of the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on societies and economies around the world, and the impact of a dramatic rise in cybercrime...
Brian Pinnock 6 Jan 2021
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