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 | ANNA COLLARD Africa offers a wealth of chances for startups and innovators looking to address cybersecurity risk across the increasingly digitised continent... read |
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 | MATT SURKONT South African customers say that Covid-19 has elevated their expectation of businesses' digital capabilities. In other words, businesses need to be digital, and to be digital they need cloud, but embracing cloud computing and making the most of it are two different things...read |
|  | | The lab offers a programme for South African youths that is modelled on Finnish education principles and equipped with Nokia smart technology. Startup businesses can also access special funding, laboratory time, Wi-Fi, think tanks, and smart technologies...read |
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 | ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM Bizcommunity, in partnership with South Africa's leading business trend consultants Flux Trends, invites you to join BizTrends2021 - Towards New North and New Narratives on Thursday, 28 January 2021... Read |
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 | DRIES CRONJE With Black Friday moving online this year, it's vital that companies introducing AI to their business remain fair, accountable and transparent... Read |
 | KEVIN MURPHY The combination of 5G, augmented reality and virtual reality supports completely new user experiences in sports - pushing boundaries and taking the consumer to the heart of the game itself... Read |
| Cloud |
 | SANELE NTOZA The migration of cloud infrastructure has become the norm, and companies are realising the benefits of embracing multi-cloud and hybrid cloud environments to unlock more competitive value. But as technology evolves, the pressure to increase performance, enhance security, and reduce costs become substantial... Read |
| Cyber Security |
 | MAESON MAHERRY Looking to make the most of Black Friday? Well, cybercriminals are eagerly anticipating the day too. Here's what buyers and businesses can do to avoid being scammed... Read |
| Data & Analytics |
 | JOHAN SCHEEPERS More businesses are finally making the move to the cloud in the wake of accelerated digital transformation. While these businesses now benefit from enhanced agility and flexibility, cybercriminals have leapt into action to exploit any vulnerabilities that may exist. Read |
| ICT |
 | JAMES BAYHACK With more people and businesses moving online, what will 2021 hold when it comes to digital communication? And what can companies do to prepare for what is coming? Read |
 | JARRED CINMAN Jarred Cinman, CEO of VMLY&R South Africa and ACA Board member, talks us through three things he believes the pandemic has changed... Read |
| Mobile & Apps |
 | JESSICA TENNANT This week, we go behind the mask with independent creative director and author Iain S. Thomas... Read |
| Services |
 | Gaap will become an Adumo company but will continue to operate independently under its existing brand... Read |
 | PETER GREALY, NOZIPHO MNGOMEZULU, WENDY TEMBEDZA, KARL BLOM, AND ZIYANDA NGCOBO The South African (SA) sound broadcasting industry has been waiting patiently for legislative developments regarding the switchover from analogue broadcasting to digital sound broadcasting (DSB)... Read |
| Software |
 | JOSIAH NJUKU The uptake of chatbot solutions is growing from strength to strength across the globe, as companies spanning various industry segments and verticals are beginning to realise that this technology can effectively transform the way businesses communicate with their customers... Read |
| Tech Startups |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE iTorho Technologies is a free platform that enables entrepreneurs to list their offerings, manage bookings and client information, as well as receive payments was created with the mission of catalysing broader economic inclusion for SMMEs... Read |
 | LocumBase brings medical practices and locum practitioners together through a locum booking process... Read |
 | Bronwyn Williams, partner at Flux Trends, interviewed Vusi Mthimunye at the Alinea Marketing Master Class to find out about future retail trends... Read |
| Technology |
 | Black Friday, Cyber Monday and now Green Monday. Retailers would be forgiven for becoming a little breathless with all the shopping events that fall just weeks before the traditional rush of the festive season... Read |
 | The number of new shoppers introduced to e-commerce over lockdown boosted Black Friday weekend total online transaction volumes by 50%, compared to 2019... Read |
 | The agtech market is comprised of services such as agricultural sensors for crop management, GPS field mapping, and supply chain management... Read |
 | The ODOmeter will be conducted on a quarterly basis to assess the shifts and changes in the rapidly evolving e-commerce sector... Read |
 | NICK DURRANT, ISSUED BY BLUEGRASS DIGITAL This year has been a tough year for many but looking ahead to 2021, the technology world promises a wide range of opportunities to adapt... Read |
| Telecoms |
 | Telkom is looking for 15 budding entrepreneurs who are based in Soweto and using technology to solve a problem in their communities... Read |
| Africa |
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 | The MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) is set to make a comeback in 2021, when it will be held virtually, in partnership with Uganda, on 20 February 2021... Read |
 | Realness Institute's Episodic Lab will be looking for screenwriters from Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa with authentic and original stories of all genres... Read |
 | The local winners of the Seedstars World Competition (SSW) 2020 have been announced with 25 startups from Africa included in the batch... Read |
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 | DAVID TAYLOR There's some great news for motorists as we go into the final month of 2020. The price of petrol will be coming down... Read |
 | People who loosen their purse strings during the upcoming holiday season and buy local instead of imported products could help improve South Africa's economic outlook... Read |
 | With a slow improvement of consumer confidence and spending, the South African small to medium business (SME) sector remains hopeful that the upcoming festive season trading will give them the desperately needed boost... Read |
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