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 | JOHANNES MASITENG On 1 June, Lemok Group launched South Africa's first township-based mobile network provider, Kasi Mobile... read |
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 | ALAN KNOTT-CRAIG The world is in the middle of a global pandemic that has resulted in national lockdowns, and a hard reset of society towards the Fourth Industrial Revolution. 4IR is happening faster than ever before...read |
|  | EVAN-LEE COURIE How we interact with one another and the events that we attend have changed due to the Covid-19 pandemic. We're not going to be gathering together in person anytime soon. Fortunately, technology has played an indispensable role...read |
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| |  | Giving up is just never an option for Hlengiwe Ndlela (33). She knows exactly how hard failure can knock one down. But she has overcome 'fail' multiple times, settling it with the final stamp of success... Read |  | This Youth Month, the youth are sharing what they think the business community can do better to address the needs of the youth through a series of videos... Read |
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| |  | ISSUED BY BIDVEST MOBILITY As e-commerce ramps up in South Africa due to lockdown, Bidvest Mobility, a leader in mobile computing and barcoding solutions, has experienced an uptake in the demand for automated dimensioning systems for inbound and outbound shipping operations... Read |  | ISSUED BY AXIZ As the world continues to mount a courageous and defiant stand against the Covid-19 pandemic, we are all driven to reconfigure the way we think, conduct business and live in a society in transition... Read |
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 | The recent pandemic has forced companies to go digital. Companies that have already gone digital have increased their capacity... Read |
| Data & Analytics |
 | JOHANNA MCDOWELL Spare a thought for today's marketing executives as they face not only the most empowered consumers ever, but a rapidly changing marketing ecosystem and the need to manage both... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY AXIZ Experts speak of disruption in glowing and, dare we say, often exaggerated terms. However, an idea the industry hasn't investigated thoroughly enough is that of interruption... Read |
| Mobile & Apps |
 | ISSUED BY BIDVEST MOBILITY Bidvest Mobility has expanded its range of intrinsically safe mobile computers to meet the demand in the mining, oil and gas and other environments to digitise tasks in hazardous areas... Read |
| Tech Startups |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Murray Barnetson and Willem Haarhoff, founders of DoughGetters Accounting, share how the company is surviving the Covid-19 storm... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE EquityMaven, a local fintech startup, plans to disrupt traditional business valuation services by offering highly detailed, investment banking-style valuations online... Read |
 | Grocery delivery startup Yebo Fresh is helping township residents access vital food supplies safely during the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdown... Read |
| Technology |
 | LAUREN HARTZENBERG Ryan Bacher, co-founder and MD of NetFlorist, says he's never worked harder than he has during the last two months... Read |
 | CLINTON SCOTT Even though the concept of the experience economy has been around for more than two decades, it is only recently that companies have discovered the potential of delivering customer value... Read |
 | One thing is certain, and that is that the Covid-19 pandemic has shone an uncomfortable spotlight on how challenging it can be for businesses of every size, and across every industry, to continue with business... Read |
 | A partnership between Citi Foundation and TechnoServe aims to grow entrepreneurship and upskill the youth in South Africa... Read |
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 | MARK NANYINGI Kenya's initial response to was highly praised as effective in suppressing the spread of infections. There is cautious optimism as the country prepares for reopening of schools and economy due to a daily spike in cases and fatalities... Read |
 | BORJA SANTOS PORRAS Many African countries quickly closed their borders and imposed lockdown. This meant that, until the beginning of May, no African country had more than 10,000 people affected, with South Africa, Egypt, Morocco or Algeria being the hardest hit... Read |
 | DOYIN OGUNYEMI The World Health Organisation has warned that Covid-19 infection rates are likely to remain for a long time. There is therefore a need for countries to plan one step ahead of the epidemic curve... Read |
 | SEBASTIAN STERL & ROBERT BRECHA Not too long ago, when the idea of solar and wind energy was still hotly debated, critics used to point out the limitations of these energy sources: the sun doesn't always shine and the wind doesn't always blow... Read |
 | There is a disconnect between industry, angel donors, venture capitalists and research in Africa... Read |
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 | MILLS SOKO Irrespective of who emerges victorious between the incumbent President Donald Trump and the Democratic nominee Joe Biden South Africa needs to start thinking about what it stands to lose - or gain - from the new administration's stance... Read |
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 | CAMILLA BUTLER As Covid-19 shifts the global economic outlook into deep recession, reflecting the impact of social distancing measures on economic activity, no industry remains untouched... Read |
 | GARY PALMER Some of South Africa's largest landlords have taken a pounding over the last two months with even our largest retailers, like Massmart, seeking rental relief... Read |
 | BONGANI NHLAPO It's time for us to accept that this pandemic and social isolation are here for a while. But in addition to that, our reality has changed, possibly for good... Read |
 | NICCI BOTHA We salute all those healthcare workers fighting this pandemic, but it's important to remember those keeping the torch alight in other fields of medicine... Read |
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 | Upon closure of Andpeople, the youth engagement specialist agency is making available a free 'agency startup pack'... Read |
 | The City of Cape Town Small Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMME) Covid-19 Toolkit has been featured at the 'Cities Against Covid-19 Online Global Summit' hosted in Seoul, Korea... Read |
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