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EVAN-LEE COURIE
Adopting and adapting to digital is more important now than ever before... read
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A new online marketplace to help SMMEs access the growing digital retail sector in Africa will launch by the end of March...read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
The digital age is now. The skills gap in South Africa is very evident, more specifically digital skills amongst women...read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
While many parts of the developed world are fixated on speculative activity in the crypto-economy, people in Africa are teaching us about the true use cases of bitcoin... Read
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CIARAN MACDEVETTE
Property can be affected by blockchain in many ways, from the provenance of raw materials and transparent recording of alterations to tokenised title deeds... Read
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ILIJA ACIMOVIC
In 2020, many of the world's most influential business executives and policymakers are aware of blockchain's potential to turn the global economy around... Read
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CAYLE SHARROCK
It's 2020, and we're still in hype overdrive about blockchain... Read
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JOHN LOMBELA
Doing business in Africa is still a double-edged sword; despite the steady economic growth, there is still the inability to leverage this growth into sustainable development policies and plans... Read
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Gartner predicts that by 2022, 70% of customer interactions will involve emerging technologies such as machine learning (ML) applications, chatbots and mobile messaging, up from 15% in 2018... Read
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4th Industrial Revolution
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ROUSSEAU KLUEVER
Hyper-automation is considered to be one of the most important trends in the ICT sector today... Read
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The industries which are playing the greatest role in transforming the global economy all fall under what is termed the Fourth Industrial Revolution... Read
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Cloud
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JOHAN WALTERS
One of the biggest stumbling blocks when trying to harness the power of cloud marketing technology is a fundamental disconnect between marketing, business and technology leaders... Read
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ICT
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Ahead of International Women's Day on 8 March, Mastercard launched its 2020 South African Girls4Tech programme at Phoenix College in Johannesburg to inspire and prepare 110 girls aged between nine and 11 for careers in science and technology... Read
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IoT
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A new Kaspersky report has revealed that the use of Internet of Things (IoT) business platforms is growing year-on-year in almost all industries... Read
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Mobile & Apps
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Known as a land rich in minerals, the African continent has a new source of economic growth and wealth to mine: mobile customer data... Read
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Services
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ALISON GILLWALD
The commission's decision to force mobile operators to remove the 'poverty premium' on low-denomination, prepaid mobile bundles has been widely welcomed... Read
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Tech Startups
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ISSUED BY INDEPENDENT MEDIA
The inaugural Fast Company Most Innovative Company Symposium was held at the Cape Town International Convention Centre 2 (CTICC) on 5 March 2020... Read
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Technology
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VINO GOVENDER
With enormous potential to better human lives, the dawn of the connected technological age has placed telecommunications companies at the foreground of advancement of society... Read
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TIM MINAHAN
The coronavirus is clearly taking a toll on the global economy. Productivity is lagging as companies restrict travel and workers in affected areas remain quarantined... Read
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Telecoms
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SAMANTHA NAIDOO
African telco operators face a landmark five-year period as they strive to reimagine their business models and build new capabilities that will ensure their future success... Read
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ERNST WITTMANN
One area where 5G may have a big impact is online gaming... Read
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DAVID LUPAFYA
The telecommunications industry is set to become an increasingly pivotal player in ensuring digital solutions are harnessed to boost productivity and competitiveness for the agriculture sector... Read
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JØRGEN ARNESEN
During SONA 2020, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced increased efforts to reduce the price of South Africa's pre-paid monthly data bundles... Read
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NICCI BOTHA
Africa has the will to transition to more sustainable energy, but the emphasis must be on a just process... Read
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Forbes Woman Africa Awards 2020 winners were announced at the inaugural gala dinner held at Inkosi Albert Luthuli ICC Complex in Durban on Friday, 6 March 2020... Read
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A newly launched report identifies African companies as market creating innovators... Read
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HOWARD FELDMAN
On first blush, there is ample reason to be miserable. The economic data recently released has once again confirmed that South Africa is in a recession... Read
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Finance Minister Tito Mboweni had a tough budget to deliver. The general outlook is dire and optimism is hard to find... Read
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Most businesses experience peaks and troughs; be it peak buying periods in the retail sector or greater demands on accounting firms during the tax season... Read
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World Travel Market Africa 2020, which takes place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre is set to be one of the African continent's largest and leading business-to-business travel trade show yet... Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
Lien Potgieter, a colour intuitive, inspirational coach, and founder of Lien Potgieter Creative Consultancy, believes that colour allows people to explore new personal options and business opportunities. Read
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EVAN-LEE COURIE
Backyard shacks are part of the daily lives of many townships in South Africa... Read
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South Africa is in its second recession in two years following the economy contracting 1.4% in the fourth quarter of 2019... Read
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Entries are now open for the 10th Orange Social Venture Prize (OSVP) in Africa and the Middle East... Read
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