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 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Dion Chang, one of South Africa's most respected trend analysts, kicked off BizTrends2021 - Towards New North and New Narratives... read |
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 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Afro-centrist and data storyteller, Ndeye Diagne, managing director at Kantar Nigeria and Ghana, takes a look at how Gen Z is influencing societal and cultural trends... read |
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 | SINDY PETERS In his #BizTrends2021 presentation, IAB Youth Council lead Luzuko Tena focused on youth in leadership and transformation in marketing and media... read |
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 | SHAN RADCLIFFE According to Boniswa Pezisa, the youngest generation currently joining the workforce - Gen Z - should be made a part of the decision-making process... read |
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 | NICCI BOTHA So many young people are disillusioned by white-picket fence utopia sold to them, because in reality most of them are less well off than their parents and grandparents... read |
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 | IMRAN SALIE 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... read |
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 | CÉSAR VACCHIANO The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated a process of mergers in our industry... Read |
 | TASMIKA RAMLAKAN The circular relationship between retail sales, consumer spending and employment in SA means retailers are unlikely to be able to 'sell' themselves out of the situation in which they now find themselves... Read |
 | TECLA CIOLFI I'm not one to blow my own trumpet - well, not too much anyway - but all of the #BizTrends that I made last year came to fruition. A focus on independent artists, the rise of TikTok, the continued domination of streaming services - all featured prominently in shaping the global music scene... Read |
 | JONATHAN GOLDBERG Covid-19 has forced most companies to step back and re-think their organisational design and remuneration. The shift into remote work, the need to manage output - and not hours - as well as the financial pressure placed on companies to meet salary and benefits obligations, has created the opportunity to review age-old norms... Read |
 | SIPHELELE KUBHEKA AND DESIKAN NAIDOO Everything changed in 2020. Seemingly overnight, companies were forced to abandon their offices, and their staff had to adapt to the challenges of working from home. More unfortunate were those whose jobs were wiped out as their companies downsized or shut down entirely... Read |
 | ESTI KILIAN 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... Read |
 | JONATHAN VEERAN, NOZIPHO MNGOMEZULU AND BURTON PHILLIPS Three broad themes emerging in South Africa in 2021, which will require extensive input from the legal profession, are: changes to the economy and regulation prompted by Covid-19; moves by government and the private sector to stimulate economic recovery; and a greater focus on corporate responsibility and consumer protection... Read |
 | STYLI CHARALAMBOUS Some of the trends that we see garnering attention and resources in 2021 have been gaining increasing share of attention for a while. These are big-ticket items, culture and DNA change projects that take years to get right, only for them to arrive in time for their next evolution... Read |
 | CHRISTELLE MARAIS While 2020 was dominated by the impact of the global pandemic, it intensified the ambition of organisations to become more sustainable... Read |
 | DOMINIQUE COLLETT This time last year, none of us had any idea of the whole new world that was on its way. One that would include global lockdowns, Zoombombing, covidiots, closed borders and quarantining... Read |
 | RUCERA SEETHAL All disciplines in the arts are undergoing big transformations. We can anticipate continued shifts into new directions this year. They may not feel resolved or final, but they will be necessary shifts at this point, to rebuild a new landscape for the arts and audiences alike. Here are some of the trends that are likely to lead in 2021... Read |
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 | JOEY KHUVUTLU Due to the cumulative economic effects of the last few years, our clients' businesses are facing significant economic pressure, which, as we all know, has been drastically accelerated and compounded by the Covid-19 pandemic... Read |
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 | ANN-MARI HÖFINGER 2020 was the year never to be repeated. Or was it? GetSmarter surveyed the future of work, and the unfortunate refrain that keeps repeating is that in 2021 we can expect more of the same... Read |
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 | LEIGH CRYMBLE For 2020, we all predicted a year of "20 plenty". But while we craved abundance and luxury, the year was instead one filled with tumultuous learnings and ongoing change... Read |
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 | STRINI NAICKER The media and marketing space has changed significantly over the past year due to Covid-19. Over the course of the year, advertisers faced major challenges... Read |
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 | SINDY PETERS Participating in our annual #BizTrends2021 feature, Anthony Orelowitz, director at Paragon Group, shares his insights on how Covid-19 has and will impact the future of the workplace... Read |
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 | MICHAEL HANLY Thanks to the advancements in modern-day technology, it was possible for organisations to react quickly to the major disruptions presented in 2020. However, many were stuck having to MacGyver their way into the digital learning space... Read |
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 | MIKE ANDERSON For many small business owners 2020 may go down as one of the most challenging years since starting their business. But with the challenges also come some interesting, exciting and innovative changes... Read |
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 | FAEEZA KHAN Popularised by the US Army as a result of the extreme conditions in Afghanistan and Iraq, the acronym VUCA - volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity - was widely used to refer to our pre-Covid world... Then the pandemic hit... Read |
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 | DRIES CRONJE 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... Read |
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 | HERBERT SEABELO THELEDI As the fight against Covid-19 rages on, the property sector shows a bag of mixed results with some parts of the sector... Read |
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 | AILSA WINGFIELD Despite the dissemination of vaccines in the months ahead, a larger portion of consumer spending will be impacted by recessionary conditions... Read |
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 | DAVID FROST Twenty-twenty was a devastating year for South Africa's tourism industry - but it was also the year that we came together as one tourism community and saw the power of true alignment and collaboration... Read |
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