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 | | The winners of this year's MTN Business App of the Year Awards have been announced. EasyEquities, an app for new and existing investors, took the top spot... read |
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 | | This year's awards highlight and pay homage to those that are building a better and more inclusive digital world despite the challenges that have beset the planet throughout 2020...read |
|  | | Five girls from Parklands College have brought to life an app that serves as a global directory of NPOs. Here's how and why it was created...read |
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| |  | BRIAN EAGAR, ISSUED BY MANGO-OMC All organisations (businesses, companies, non-profit organisations and more) have been dealt a tough blow this year. None of us expected what 2020 had in store for us, but we all adapted (or didn't) differently... Read |
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| 4th Industrial Revolution |
 | JAMES POMEROY The coronavirus pandemic has pivoted the world to be a more digital place. For the first time, many of us worked remotely, bought groceries online and stayed in touch with family through video... Read |
| Cyber Security |
 | These are the highlights of Jaya Baloo's talk at the SingularityU South Africa 2020 Summit... Read |
| Data & Analytics |
 | HAYDN TOWNSEND Many consumers feel brands don't know them well enough to serve them in a way that makes them feel special. But when those brands know too much, can you trust them? Read |
| Development |
 | ISSUED BY HOW MIGHT WE In the scramble to stay relevant, there's a growing number of companies looking to design thinking as a means of maintaining their competitive advantage... Read |
| ICT |
 | ISSUED BY ROCKETSEED Does your team working together in the same office feel like a distant memory? With so many staff still working remotely, there's a whole new set of challenges to face... Read |
 | FARHANA SAFEDIEN A degree of forward-moving momentum and technology adoption has been created by the pandemic, and now is the time to embrace this momentum and lay the foundation for grassroots digital transformation in the public sector sphere... Read |
 | Anna Collard of KnowBe4 Africa has been awarded the ISACA South Africa Chapter 2020 President's Award... Read |
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 | The major trend in collaboration tools and capabilities is to empower people to work anywhere and on any device... Read |
| Mobile & Apps |
 | ISSUED BY SAMSUNG SOUTH AFRICA The new Galaxy Note20 series was launched in August and Note fans instantly expressed their enthusiasm. Sarah Langa is clearly one of those fans... Read |
| Services |
 | WENDY TEMBEDZA Many businesses are looking to conclude agreements by taking advantage of technology platforms that promise efficiency and cost-savings; including using smart contracts. Although the opportunities for smart contracts are vast - issues related to their legal validity and compatibility with growing data protection laws may create real stumbling blocks for their use... Read |
| Software |
 | ISSUED BY XNEELO Xneelo's goal is to make it easier for customers to do their best work online. The company recently upgraded its database software used on its servers to MariaDB 10.4, ensuring that the software its customers use is always up to date, secure and supported... Read |
| Tech Startups |
 | Chidi Nwaogu of Publiseer was named the "Big Winner" of the 2020 ITU Global Innovation Challenge by the International Telecommunications Union... Read |
 | According to Ross Jenvey, general partner at Kingson, it seems like agritech often doesn't get the credit it deserves... Read |
| Technology |
 | RYAN FALKENBERG We don't just want companies to tell us what they have to offer but to interact with us in a way that's user-centred, hyper-relevant, one-touch, and multi-channel... Read |
 | GEORGE FRASER The Covid-19 pandemic is accelerating the move to digital, as large proportions of the population have continued to work, learn and be entertained remotely, while others have trialled services such as remote health care for the first time... Read |
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 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Matina Razafimahefa is the founder of SAYNA, an innovative edtech venture based in Madagascar, and a runner-up in the 2020 Anzisha Prize... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE As a finalist in the 2020 Anzisha Prize, Agbor-Ebai Nenembou of Cameroon shares more about her startup, Supreme Sparkle, a multifaceted business that offers tailoring, salon and spa services... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Katumba Jonathan Paul from Uganda is an entrepreneur, tech enthusiast and developer and CEO of Minute5. As a finalist in the 2020 Anzisha Prize, he shares more about the startup... Read |
 | CHRISTIAN HAPPI & IFEYINWA ANIEBO Nigeria, like other African countries, wasn't spared from the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. To overcome this challenge, countries have been advised to keep testing, treating and isolating to reduce infections... Read |
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 | Bronwyn Williams, partner at Flux Trends, interviewed Sylvester Chauke at the Alinea Innovation Master Class to find out South African businesses can use innovation to become more resilient and sustainable... Read |
 | Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) highlighted the many challenges South Africa faces in reigniting its economy beyond the Covid-19 crisis, but it was predictable in its promises, and light on detail... Read |
 | ASTRID R.N. HAAS AND VICTORIA DELBRIDGE Trade routes have been significantly disrupted this year in efforts to contain Covid-19. The effects of this are already showing: global growth is set to contract by 4.9%... Read |
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 | AMIR SOHRABI Over the past few months, the entire globe has been through the largest proof-of-concept in working from home... Read |
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