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 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Robyn Peterson, chief technology officer at CNN chats about the evolution of the media landscape; the impact of technology on the consumption of news and the future of news journalism in a tech-driven world... read |
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 | WYNAND SMIT Forrester predicts that 2021 will be the year that companies accelerate digital transformation while focusing on customer experiences (CX) and the platforms and technologies designed to enhance them. This is a view shared by many. The world has certainly changed in 2020 and so have customers. But as a business, have you?read |
|  | SHAUNE JORDAAN Optimists among us realised early on that the Covid-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns should be viewed as the ultimate opportunity to accelerate the transformation to digital. Increasingly, a digital strategy is becoming the only strategy...read |
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 | MEGAN ELLIS Woolworths has officially launched the trial of its same-day grocery delivery app Woolies Dash. The app is now live on the Google Play Store, Huawei App Gallery and Apple App Store... Read |
| 4th Industrial Revolution |
 | MARK GERMISHUYS As the candidate pool fills up through rampant job cuts, more companies are relying on artificial intelligence to screen potential hires... Read |
| Cyber Security |
 | LUKAS VAN DER MERWE Medium-sized companies in South Africa are in a precarious position in terms of cybersecurity... Read |
 | It was recently announced that the University of the Western Cape: Future-Innovation Lab partnered with KnowBe4 to host a cyber-themed learning programme and hackathon called 'Gov-X Innovation Challenge'. But what exactly is this challenge? Read |
| Data & Analytics |
 | GERHARD HARTMAN The role of the chief financial officer (CFO) has expanded beyond the traditional gatekeeper to financial resources, chief accounting officer and head recordkeeper... Read |
 | ISSUED BY DOTMODUS The Tour of Britain, the UK's leading professional cycle race, has partnered with data analytics provider DotModus to enhance its supporter and stakeholder activation in 2021... Read |
| ICT |
 | When the world shut down due to the pandemic, everything changed, especially for small businesses. Suddenly, the ability to connect to customers became even more critical, and the safe way to do so is through technology... Read |
| Internet |
 | Soma Solutions has launched a new online platform for stationery shopping called Edu Supply... Read |
 | WIEHAHN DIEDERICHS Reddit is undeniably one of the most popular and insightful websites to have graced the internet. Recently, it unveiled its 'Reddit's 2020 Year in Review', which highlights "the communities and conversations that brought Reddit users together in 2020?... Read |
| Mobile & Apps |
 | ASHLEIGH KLEIN The video live-streaming app Periscope will shut down next year following a number of issues plaguing the app. The announcement was made in a Medium blog post this week... Read |
 | Following the announcement in October that Pick n Pay would acquire on-demand delivery app Bottles, the company has officially come on board as the on-demand service of Pick n Pay Online... Read |
| Software |
 | SIMON WILLIAMS With the acceleration of digital transformation due to the Covid-19 pandemic, organisations have had to turn to technologies such as cloud computing to ensure business continuity and enable employees to work remotely... Read |
| Technology |
 | KAREN NADASEN It has been a year of reckoning: a year that lit a fire beneath online payments in South Africa, transforming e-commerce while creating immense economic pressure... Read |
 | ROBIN FISHER We have learned this year the true meaning of digital transformation across every industry. That is, reimagining businesses to better serve customers and understand their needs, and having the agility to respond to changing circumstance... Read |
 | ASHRAF HENDRICKS A solar-powered computer lab in the Overberg town of Barrydale has opened up new opportunities for learners and students who have little or no access to the internet... Read |
| Telecoms |
 | WIEHAHN DIEDERICHS Following public outcry over MTN data prices in South Africa and a threatened boycott with the #NoRechargingForMTN hashtag, MTN has shed more light on local pricing for its data bundles... Read |
| Africa |
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 | MATILDA MOYO Africa faces its worst economic recession in 25 years, largely due to the Covid-19 pandemic... Read |
 | Enygma Ventures has announced its final investment of 2020 into PremierCredit, an online microlending platform operating in Zambia and Zimbabwe... Read |
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 | The South African government is hoping to rollout its Covid-19 vaccine programme as early as next month... Read |
 | In a statement on Monday, 4 January 2021, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (DMRE) said the price of 93 (ULP and LRP) will go up by 43 cents, while that of 95 (ULP and LRP) will increase by 40 cents... Read |
 | JAMES STENT Only a massive global rollout of an effective vaccine can end the Covid-19 pandemic in the short term. The vaccine is being rolled out in the United Kingdom and United States... Read |
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