#BizTrends2023: 4 future technologies that will change how we think about IT infrastructure

[Matone Ditlhake] Matone Ditlhake, CEO of Corridor Africa, names 4 future techonlogies that will change our perception of IT infrastructure...

#BizTrends2023: 3 trends that will shape the future of Africa's fintech startups

[Michael Bowren] Fintech is the fastest-growing startup industry in Africa, with over 5,200 companies spread across the continent in 2022, notes Michael Bowren of Finch Technologies...

#BizTrends2023: Car brands, dealers to fully embrace online shopping

[Ernest North] It's only a matter of time before you'll be able to browse cars, click the buy button, apply for finance and get it approved/processed, says Naked Insurance co-founder Ernest North...

#BizTrends2023: Renewed focus on domestic, intra African travellers among top themes for 2023

[Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa] Tshifhiwa Tshivhengwa, CEO of the Tourism Business Council of South Africa shares the top themes that will influence domestic and intra African travellers in 2023...

The pros and cons of SA's 5G future

[Vishal Barapatre] There are complexities, pros and cons, and some concerns about health issues related to radiofrequency radiation in this context...

College would have been easier if only I had known to... - 3RC

[Kay Cheytanov] There's no doubt about how thrilling the 'college years' are. It's a time of discovery, figuring out your identity outside of school, and of course, learning all that you can so that you can prepare yourself for what you want to get out of life. It's really only when you look back on this time, a few years later, that you can see the value of your tertiary education. And how you might have done things differently to truly get the most out of this experience...

Tips to finding your career path in a world of choice - 3RC

[Kay Cheytanov] What the ups and downs of the last two years should have taught us is that we are all Global Citizens, and that the need to be bound to any one fixed building in order to get a good qualification and build a thriving career is no longer as relevant...

Doing it all - what it took to get here! A letter to all young entrepreneurs - 3RC

[Kay Cheytanov] When I started my business 21 years ago, I genuinely didn't think I was starting a 'business'. I was simply following my passion and looking for a way for it to pay for itself - and for me...

#BizTrends2023: Connecting with the disconnected youth. 3RC's learnings for brands - 3RC

[Kay Cheytanov] The youth are more disconnected than ever before. Cocooned in a bubble of social media, music, and podcasts but increasingly isolated from what's happening around them, their feelings, social connections, and brands...

#BizTrends2023: Advertising? Let's get emotional - Kantar

[Natalie Botha] Trending in the new year, great advertising will tell engaging stories that capture the hearts (and wallets) of Saffers...

#BizTrends2023: SA agricultural trends to watch in 2023

[Wandile Sihlobo] Wandile Sihlobo, head of agribusiness research at the Agriculture Business Chamber, shares what he believes will be a part of agricultural sector discussions in 2023, especially in the first half of the year...

Robust US jobs data pushed the dollar stronger

[Andre Cilliers] The dollar rebounded strongly yesterday after the US ADP non-farm employment number surprised to the topside while new jobless claims fell to a three-month low...

#BizTrends2023: No silver bullet for radio in 2023

[Lloyd Madurai] There is no silver bullet to radio, says Hot 102.7FM managing director...

#BizTrends2023: Meeting your surgeon in the metaverse; can 2023 drive the metamorphosis of healthcare technology?

[Avsharn Bachoo] As post-Covid-19 reality gets caught up with political, economic and social volatility, optimistic technology innovations cast a future vision, pens Afrocentric's technology director...

#BizTrends2023: Is this the death of crypto?

[Fred Razak] With crypto markets crumbling around the world, and the recent collapse of major crypto exchange FTX, Fred Razak of CMTrading, comments on the future of crypto...

#BizTrends2023: Leadership in times of crisis - sink or swim

[Brian Eagar] As the world rolls from crisis to crisis, Brian Eagar, founder and CEO of TowerStone, takes a look at the leadership trends that will see organisations weather the storm...

#BizTrends2023: Formal credit a double-edged sword for consumers

[Brett van Aswegan] Given a dramatic rise in the cost of living, financially constrained consumers are using short-term credit to help them overcome financial hurdles, says Wonga's Brett van Aswegan...

#BizTrends2023: The year of quality not quantity customer experience

[Craig Hannabus] Craig Hannabus, strategy director, Rogerwilco, says quality CX is in and quantity CX is out...

#BizTrends2023: Global trends that will impact SA's creative industry

[Johanna McDowell] Johanna McDowell, MD Independent Agency Search and Selection Company (IAS), examines global trends that will impact the local creative industry...

#BizTrends2023: Going beyond the so-called "new normal"

[Loyiso Twala] Loyiso Twala, chief creative officer McCann Joburg, looks beyond the so-called new normal and what it means to the creative industry...