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 | MICHAELA GABRIEL As a result of the lockdown, there has been an almost immediate shift from traditional methods of business and retail... read |
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 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Mobiz' mobile tools have made communication between businesses and their consumers a whole lot more convenient in a time of the nationwide lockdown... read |
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 | | The Gray philanthropy ecosystem in South Africa has made available R180m of funding to assist with the economic, educational and medical shortages created by the coronavirus crisis...read |
|  | | With the Covid-19 pandemic placing unprecedented demand on hospitals around the world, many are scrambling to provide sufficient ventilators, beds and staff to help those infected...read |
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| |  | ANDRE VAN HEERDEN, JACQUES VAN WYK, AND BRADLEY WORKMAN-DAVIES How do we calculate the benefits payable to employers, on behalf of their employees, in terms of the Covid-19 TERS...? Read |  | The sale of cigarettes and alcohol will remain prohibited... Read |  | ISSUED BY BLUEGRASS DIGITAL Digital solutions provider Bluegrass Digital has offered its services to support Critical NHS, a volunteer-led organisation born out of the Covid-19 pandemic. Critical NHS was set up to provide support to the critical care front line staff at St George's Hospital in London... Read |
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| |  | TERENCE MOOLMAN There is no doubt that Covid-19 has been a catalyst for change. As social distancing becomes the new normal, entire workforces have needed to connect as well as collaborate remotely. Read |
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 | CRAIG VAN ROOYEN As emergent technology and digital innovation take centre stage, it is time to differentiate between Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Business Intelligence (BI)... Read |
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 | In celebration of Africa Month, Netflix has introduced a special collection showcasing African series, film and documentaries... Read |
 | MELISSA MBAZO While skills development and policymaking play a vital role in long term transformation efforts, youth entrepreneurship serves as a viable way to achieve tangible impact on a local, national and even continental scale... Read |
| Cyber Security |
 | Businesses and consumers must continue to be on the lookout for online fraud and phishing scams as fraudsters try to take advantage of Covid-19... Read |
| Data & Analytics |
 | Staying in touch with what customers and employees are saying about their experiences with brands has never been more important than now... Read |
| Mobile & Apps |
 | Mobile consumers should also be aware that they cannot opt-out from receiving educational text messages on Covid-19 from the South African government... Read |
| Services |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE DigsConnect is a seasonal business, with the busy period being between September and February. However, the student accommodation platform has taken the lockdown period to evolve their product offering... Read |
 | PayFast has seen a 226% year-on-year increase in new business account registrations in the food industry since Covid-19 restrictions were put in place... Read |
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 | NTOKOZO DLAMINI, ISSUED BY ALGORITHM AGENCY Google Search Console is a free Google tool offered to SEO specialists and website owners (or webmasters). Like other Google tools, Search Console is an extremely useful and powerful tool that helps SEO specialists and website owners monitor how Google is seeing their websites... Read |
| Tech Startups |
 | Yoco has launched a suite of online payment solutions for merchants to sustain their cash flow during and beyond lockdown... Read |
 | MEST is expanding the 2020 MEST Africa Challenge to target a larger number of tech startups in need of funding. This means the application deadline for the 2020 MEST Africa Challenge has been extended to 13 May 2020... Read |
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 | Consumers have switched to digital shopping alternatives, with 37% of South Africans saying they are shopping more online... Read |
 | The Covid-19 coronavirus has forced essential businesses to offer delivery options and pushed consumers to buy online... Read |
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 | HARSHANA KASSEEAH Mauritius is a small island nation located in the Indian Ocean. Like other countries, it faces drastic changes to its social and economic landscape with the appearance and spread of Covid-19... Read |
 | VUKANI MNGXATI In the midst of a major technology revolution, South Africa continues to face multiple challenges such as high unemployment, slow economic growth and declining productivity to mention a few... Read |
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 | BIASE DE GREGORIO Covid-19 has provided an opportunity for society, business and government to embrace uncertainty. This global crisis will force us to solve highly complex problems in new and creative ways... Read |
 | STEPHEN KENNEDY-GOOD AND AKHONA BOLOKO SA law requires that directors must exercise their powers in the best interests of the company, and with the degree of care, skill and diligence that may be reasonably expected of a person carrying out those functions. Directors can be held personally liable, and are now having to take tough decisions in the context of the pandemic... Read |
 | ROWAN LEIBBRANDT This too shall pass. And once it has, we will need small-, micro- and medium-sized enterprises more than ever to boost our flailing economy, drive innovation and create jobs... Read |
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 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Given the tough economic times, the Pride Factor Online Academy has launched with five courses, three of which will be available for free as long as learning institutions are closed... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Trent Pike, founder of Mielie Mailer, believes that after the nationwide lockdown, more courier companies should consider looking at sustainable alternatives... Read |
 | Santam, Fairlady and True Love magazines have partnered up in the search to find the best female entrepreneurs in South Africa... Read |
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