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 | DOROS HADJIZENONOS With lockdown forcing schools and tertiary institutions to take learning online, a plethora of new risks are facing children, families and learning institutions...read |
|  | | A study conducted by Mastercard shows that South Africans are moving to contactless payments for everyday purchases, seeking touch-free payment experiences...read |
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| 4th Industrial Revolution |
 | ANDY DIKOBO The Covid-19 pandemic lays bare the urgent need for a government-driven strategy to propel digital transformation in the public sector and greater South African society... Read |
 | DEIDRE FRYER Small businesses are in a tough situation. They are under pressure to implement new technologies to stay competitive in today's fast-moving tech-savvy environment... Read |
| Africa Month |
 | MELISSA MBAZO Africa's entrepreneurship rate is the highest in the world. According to the African Development Bank (AfDB), 22 % of Africa's working age population segment are starting their own businesses... Read |
| Cyber Security |
 | PAULA SARTINI Many businesses have developed business continuity plans (BCP) to mitigate risks and reduce the impact of the coronavirus crisis... Read |
 | Despite the current global pandemic, cyber attackers have made it clear they're not taking any time off... Read |
| Data & Analytics |
 | The global digital evolution has just been put into overdrive by Covid-19 as locked-down nations are forced to accelerate the shift online, driving a massive spike in data needs... Read |
 | Massive sprawls of dark data pollute data centres worldwide; deleting data waste could help to reduce the carbon footprint of digitalisation... Read |
| ICT |
 | ERAN BROWN The Covid-19 epidemic has found our world smart and progressive, ready more than ever to deal with an epidemic, but unfortunately, not enough to prevent its eruption on a global scale... Read |
 | South Africans were forced into work-from-home situations, leaving CTOs and business owners scrambling to equip employees with the tools and connectivity to survive the lockdown period... Read |
| Services |
 | In response to the Covid-19 crisis, Clickatell has announced a cost-effective response solution for businesses' contact centres to deliver enhanced customer experience. Read |
| Tech Startups |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE During the nationwide lockdown, Naked Insurance offered CoverPause on the days' customers were not driving, saving up to 90% of the car insurance premiums... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Gareth Price and Chris Bruchhausen shares how the coronavirus has had an impact on Investmint, an online platform connecting businesses in need of a loan... Read |
| Technology |
 | MOLEFI MOKETSI Molefi Moketsi, chief technology officer at Jurni, shares four tips for tourism #SMMEs to leverage technology efficiently... Read |
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 | SHAHEEN MEHTAR, LUCILLE BLUMBERG, MARC MENDELSON Many countries, including South Africa and Nigeria in Africa, are moving to make it mandatory to wear non-medical cloth masks when people are outside their homes... Read |
 | ONEYKA OJOGBO The compounding effects of coronavirus and oil industry disruptions pose unique and significant challenges, particularly on the African continent where the economies of producing countries are largely dependent on oil revenues... Read |
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 | NICCI BOTHA While people can handle change, uncertainty can seriously drive up stress and anxiety levels, especially around the world of work... Read |
 | Female entrepreneurs are being called to join the Top Tech Tools for Women in Business programme for 2020... Read |
 | 81% of South Africans said they were either uncertain or pessimistic about the country's economic recovery after Covid-19, compared to 72% in March... Read |
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 | THAMI MOATSHE Economists forecast that the nationwide lockdown implemented to contain the spread of the coronavirus will have far-reaching economic implications... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Charmaine Lambert, manager at WorkInProgress, an Absa innovation lab, believes that the next six months will be a challenging time for the majority of the startup community... Read |
 | WOUTER VERMEULEN Air France KLM general manager South Africa, Wouter Vermeulen shares the struggles the airline has experienced during the Covid-19 pandemic and some valuable lessons for other businesses navigating the crisis... Read |
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