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 | Three 5G telecommunication towers belonging to Vodacom and MTN in KwaZulu-Natal have been burnt and essentially destroyed by conspiracy theorists believing the emergence of the new generation of technology to be linked with Covid-19... read |
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 | SAURABH KUMAR Companies have to realise that technology and digitisation are pivotal to surviving in the new normal. However, it's not just about who will go digital. It's about who will go digital-first and who will do it better...read |
|  | | More and more WhatsApp users are downloading Telegram and Signal due to WhatsApp's recent privacy policy update...read |
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 | ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM Here's a sneak preview of what you can expect from BizTrends2021 - Towards New Norths & New Narratives on Thursday, 28 January 2021. We invite you to join us as trend 'rockstars' point to new 'north stars'... Read |
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| |  | JONATHAN SMIT 2020 blurred conventional lines of e-commerce, with sectors that historically had low digital payment penetration experiencing higher demand, as more people shopped online... Read |  | ANDREW SMIT AND JOHAN WALTERS If Covid-19 was the villain of 2020, then digital was the hero. As in-store transactions plummeted, e-commerce rushed in to pick up the slack. Rapid digitalisation saw smaller companies suddenly able to compete directly with our large enterprises... Read |  | MICHELLE WYNNE If 2020 has shown us anything, it's that change and disruption are a constant. The effects of the global coronavirus pandemic led to unprecedented shifts in the way we live, work, learn and transact - with a widespread move online and digital platforms... Read |  | NIAMH NICLIAM The digital acceleration of the last two years, but most especially during 2020, has placed a growing focus on digital marketing delivery... Read |  | ISSUED BY SAP CONCUR A recent SAP Concur survey conducted by BrandConnect, a commercial arm of The Economist Group, found that 84% of executives agree that the full impact of the Covid-19 outbreak may not be truly known for years to come... Read |  | |
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| Cyber Security |
 | GLENN MORGAN Application development is becoming an important business differentiator as companies embark on a digital transformation. Yet, many organisations treat cybersecurity as an afterthought - and this oversight leaves applications vulnerable to attack... Read |
| Data & Analytics |
 | Digital technologies are indispensable in modern agriculture. Yet farmers themselves sometimes lack confidence in adopting particular tools before they're sure of the benefits... Read |
 | HEMANT HARIE Data management has become complicated due to industries generating more data than ever before in various locations across the business. The solution? It's time to simplify data management... Read |
| Tech Startups |
 | REFILWE RAKGOMO, ISSUED BY TR BRAND COMMUNICATIONS & EVENTS Soma-Solutions is leveraging the digital economy despite Covid-19 pandemic challenges, with its two new exciting digital platforms called Edu-Supply and SmartSaver... Read |
 | Through their programme, Kaspersky and G-Core Labs aim to bring multiple values to the startup community and allow entrepreneurs to develop trailblazing gaming projects... Read |
| Telecoms |
 | Telkom has withdrawn Part A of its court application against the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA). This was announced recently in a statement by the regulatory body... Read |
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 | JASON MITCHELL The Covid-19 emergency has focused minds on the urgent need for improved healthcare across Africa, aligning unprecedented opportunity for positive social impact with competitive returns... Read |
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 | SERGE DA MOTTA VEIGA Searching for a job is an emotional roller coaster. Job seekers spend countless hours preparing and revising their resume, applying for jobs online, reaching out to their networks... Read |
 | LEANDRI JANSE VAN VUUREN AND SABRINA ANDREUCCI As traditional media strategies faltered, 2020 highlighted the growing relevance of social media marketing and the need for businesses to relook customer engagement... Read |
 | SINDY PETERS Participating in our annual #BizTrends2021 feature, Anthony Orelowitz, director at Paragon Group, shares his insights on how Covid-19 has and will impact the future of the workplace... Read |
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