South Africa's informal economy, made up of thousands of small businesses in city centres and townships across the country, represents a massive opportunity for job creation and economic growth...
Mandla Khupe 3 May 2021
Allen Taylor, part of the global leadership team at Endeavor, shares insight into the global trends, funding in emerging markets and the rise of Africa...
Evan-Lee Courie 3 May 2021
PayProp has released the results of its second PayProp State of the Rental Industry Survey, with agents continuing to feel the effects of Covid-19...
In the run up to the 13th annual Bookmarks Awards "Moving the Industry Forward" - powered by the IAB SA - our eight jury chairs have shared their insights into the state of digital today...
Issued by IAB South Africa 28 Apr 2021
Africa Tech Week is the golden opportunity to showcase what's hot in tech in Africa - a platform to demonstrate to the rest of the world the continent's super powers...
Issued by Topco Media 28 Apr 2021
The Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) agreement came into effect on the 1 January 2021. A total of 54 of Africa's 55 countries have agreed, in principle, to participate in the agreement...
Bobby Madhav 22 Apr 2021
As businesses struggle to remain afloat, it becomes clear that there is one single attribute that will help SMMEs succeed; and that is training and upskilling...
Changes in the journalism profession have made journalism education challenging...
Nathan Oguche Emmanuel 20 Apr 2021
The digital era has come into full force in recent years, positively transforming practically every aspect of our lives and every corresponding industry in the process...
Craig Lebrau, Issued by Lebrau Press 12 Apr 2021
The persistent nature of Covid-19's disruption on the manufacturing industry highlights a need, and an opportunity, to rethink business operations to be more adaptable to market dynamics...
Robin Fisher 9 Apr 2021
Mahlaba's in this role encompasses the AppCentrix Public Sector Go-To-Market strategy, supporting customers and partners in the government space...
Uber's long-term partnership with Mastercard continues to grow with a new strategic initiative focusing on digital payments and advancing financial inclusions which will be facilitated by Mastercard across the Middle East and Africa (MEA)...
Issued by Uber 7 Apr 2021
On 5 and 6 May, Topco Media and partners will be presenting a robust networking experience aimed at kick-starting economic growth in Africa, using technology...
Issued by Topco Media 7 Apr 2021
The slow tease of Toyota's new Land Cruiser continues. There has now been the obligatory patent drawing discovery...
The National Treasury has chosen to retain the services of Vodacom, awarding the company with a new mobile communication services contract...
The mining sector contributed R361.9bn to the country's gross domestic product (GDP) and employed more than 400,000 people last year...
Rembuluwani Nembudani & Yushanta Rungasammy 31 Mar 2021
Cold calling may sound daunting but can yield great results when done right. This article gives five foolproof cold-calling tips that will get you meetings with anyone...
The International Air Transport Association has launched the IATA Enhanced Partner Identification and Connectivity (Epic) platform to support the digitisation of the global air cargo supply chain...
According to a Lightstone Property survey, only 51% of estate agents met their sales targets in 2020, down from 69% in 2019, as Covid-19 took its toll...
One year after Covid-19 was declared a pandemic, CEOs are voicing record levels of optimism in the global economic recovery, with 76% of global business leaders predicting that economic growth will improve in 2021...
One year since the country entered level five of the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown on 26 March, digital payments have become the norm for convenient and safe transactions...
Digital transformation is using technology to radically improve the performance and reach of an organisation. When digital transformation is done right, it is like a caterpillar turning into a butterfly. But when it's not, all you have is a really fast caterpillar...
Issued by GO Content Lab 16 Mar 2021
Africa recorded remarkable economic growth in the first 15 years of the 21st century, largely because of positive trends in the export of primary commodities...
Cristina Duarte 16 Mar 2021
Pertunia Sibanyoni, CEO of InspectaCar, has been appointed as the new chair of Franchise Association of South Africa (Fasa) for 2021/2022...
A number of senior figures from the worldwide Out of Home industry have formed a new global advisory company and consultancy aimed at accelerating the industry's expansion and digital transformation...
Davey Jose, thematic analyst, disruptive technologies for HSBC Global Research Insights, explores how batteries, biofuels, hydrogen, ammonia and digitalisation can all help decarbonisation...
Dave Jose 12 Mar 2021
Many business leaders are turning to AI in response to customer expectations that are growing amid the transition to all-digital experiences...
The IAB SA has published The 2021 Digital Skills Gap Report - an industry-wide survey that highlights the key challenges faced by brands, agencies and publishers...
Issued by IAB South Africa 11 Mar 2021
What has my cursory listening taught me about how Gen Zs live and, ultimately, learn? We know that Gen Z students need to be engaged...
Dr Andrew Hibling, Issued by EDGE Education 4 Mar 2021
The Western Cape Government and Wesgro, in partnership with Airbnb, has launched a campaign to promote remote working domestically, as South African's take advantage of the flexibility that working from anywhere brings...
The WeThinkCode_ software programming training academy has announced it will be opening a campus in Durban this July...
We're now living in a world dominated by technology and digitisation. Whatever the business or industry may be, technology is sure to be at the heart of it...
Amelia Neate 26 Feb 2021
Three topics will top the list of priorities for executives in the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) sector in South Africa in 2021...
The global pandemic has shaken up our lives and careers, but it has also created new opportunities. To thrive in a post-pandemic world, young leaders and managers will need to embrace operating in the global economy...
By Dr Beverly Shrand, Issued by UCT Graduate School of Business 18 Feb 2021
MediaCom's pioneering creative work on behalf of clients such as Uber, PlayStation, and Dell Technologies landed them the Adweek Global Media Agency of the Year award...
For many rental agencies in South Africa that still relied on outdated processes to manage their portfolio payments, Covid-19 brought on...
Johette Smuts 10 Feb 2021
OfferZen, a tech talent marketplace, recently released its 2021 State of the Developer Nation report, which is a data report on developer careers in South Africa...
The pandemic catapulted virtually every industry sector and business into the digital realm, whether they were ready or not...
Clinton Cohen 9 Feb 2021
Previous Aurecon Group chair Teddy Daka has been appointed co-CEO of Zutari, serving with current CEO Dr Gustav Rohde...
A report has been released that aims at gaining an understanding of how the mining industry visualises the impact of the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) ..
We all discovered in 2020 that we cannot predict the future. We have learnt how we can position ourselves and our businesses better for what may lie ahead. The pandemic intensified or accelerated some of the 2020 trends we predicted.
Sasha-Lee de Bod 29 Jan 2021
While online shopping in South Africa was already seeing noteworthy gains before Covid-19 hit, the past 10 months has seen it go through the roof...
Issued by imagineNATION Alliance 29 Jan 2021
As the world moves into the second year of coping with Covid-19 and the many changes and consequences that the virus has brought about, traveller confidence remains a key focus for travel managers...
One of the most significant pivots in 2020 we had to make was to adapt to digitisation - quickly! There isn't an industry or business model that was exempt from having to push all existing digitisation efforts to the next level...
Johan Kruger 26 Jan 2021
Despite prolonged global market uncertainty, Endeavor South Africa has reported significant growth in their portfolio of disruptive tech businesses...
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
What a challenging year it has been: a year full of forced changes, uncertainties, and unexpected plot twists. However, 2020 has shown how flexible, agile and indestructible event managers are...
Zoe van der Vyver 20 Jan 2021
Sport and entertainment agency Levergy is excited to begin a new chapter with the promotion of Ray Langa from business unit director to managing director...
Issued by Levergy 20 Jan 2021
According to Yael Geffen of Lew Geffen Sotheby's International Realty, executives who take note of emerging trends as the world transitions...
Although the pandemic hasn't abated as we had all hoped and 2021 appears to be more of the same, when one takes a closer look there have already been notable positive shifts...
Yael Geffen 14 Jan 2021