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 | BRONWYN WILLIAMS The global Covid-19 pandemic has upended life as we know it and will most certainly have deep and lasting effects on society, business, governance and the economy at large...read |
|  | KASHIRA NAIDOO & ZACH GEORGE It's a well-known fact that the youth are the primary consumers of technology. A fact that puts Africa, with its literally hundreds of millions of young people, firmly on the map as a significant global launchpad for technology startups.read |
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 | ISSUED BY BIZCOMMUNITY.COM This July #BizUnity Month will replace the former Mandela Month but, still, retain the same objectives - focusing on companies standing together for good! This is a prime opportunity for a sponsor to be seen to be standing up and together for SA business... Read |
 | JARED DANIELS In much of the world, the LGBTQ+ community has made great strides toward 'equal' even though the odds have been against them... Read |
 | SmartWage, a South African startup, recently raised R6m to power the growth and expansion of its novel payday solution across South Africa... Read |
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| |  | VINCE DE CASTRO There are still several weeks to go until we could possibly move to level 2. Until then, businesses need to stand out in order to survive. But how? Read |  | Business for South Africa (B4SA), working with partners, is providing business in the informal sector with a set of easy to use Return to Work resources to help guide them... Read |
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 | ANDREW BOURNE Consumer behaviours and expectations are constantly evolving. Today, people expect a high level of interactivity with the brands they deal with, whether it's a compliment, concern, complaint, or question... Read |
 | Covid-19 has certainly forced a lot of change, very rapidly. Both in the business and consumer spheres, the virtual world has become increasingly important as physical equivalents remain problematic... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY AXIZ When one thinks of artificial intelligence, it's easy to conjure up images and scenes from our favourite Hollywood rendition of AI. Although performances by Arnie and Joaquin Phoenix were outstanding, the truth about AI is far scarier... Read |
 | ISSUED BY AXIZ Every day, the incessant, belligerent and focused cyber crime syndicates endeavour to wear you down to the point of collapse by peppering your systems and network with assaults... Read |
| Data & Analytics |
 | ISSUED BY DELL Axiz, a distributor of the world's leading enterprise technologies, has launched the next generation of storage: the data-centric, intelligent and adaptable Dell Technologies' PowerStore... Read |
 | CHRIS DE BRUYN Even the simple act of finding your location is now a very digital experience thanks to GPS and electronic maps... Read |
 | HAYDEN SADLER In order to meet the unprecedented spike in online demand for orders and deliveries during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, a strong relationship with a data storage vendor has become crucial... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY DELL Axiz's strategy of transforming the way they interact with their customers, which started with Microsoft and Cisco offerings, now enables the convenient ordering of Dell hardware products through their online marketplace... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY XNEELO Every year, Xneelo proudly sponsors the WordPress do_action hackathon, a community-organised event that focuses on giving charities an online presence, free of charge... Read |
 | KHETHINKOSI MTHIMKHULU, ISSUED BY ALGORITHM AGENCY Every Friday, Algorithm Agency meets to discuss what is happening in the SEO world and what they can do to ensure that they utilise their skills, processes, and tools to continue to provide quality SEO solutions and services... Read |
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 | MICHAEL SEAN PEPPER & MARIETJIE BOTES Covid-19 spreads from person to person through droplet and contact transmission. That's why contact tracing and quarantining have been included as one approach to control the spread of the virus... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Looking for the easiest way to get fast cash for your old phone or looking for a deal on a new phone, but not pay exorbitant prices? Flip Phone could be the answer... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY XNEELO Here are six of the best security measures you can undertake to secure your website... Read |
| Tech Startups |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Founded on the belief that South Africa is the gateway to Africa, Jean-Luc Pugin decided to launch Eikon-Design during the nationwide lockdown... Read |
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 | KEVIN SUBRAMANI Manufacturers are faced with a new set of challenges, including how to predict market demand and achieve optimum productivity in ways that allow for social distancing... Read |
 | XAVIER NEL Is it time to put the call centre on a diet with technology that not just cuts the fat, but the costs? Read |
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 | ONTHATILE MOKOBORI, ISSUED BY BULLION PR & COMMUNICATION Covid-19 has had a significant impact on the world... Read |
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 | OLUDAYO TADE Six years ago, a cashless policy became fully operational in Nigeria. The aim was to encourage electronic transactions with a view to reducing the amount of physical cash in the economy... Read |
 | VILLE RIMALI It is no longer arguable that the energy transition integrating renewable energies into the grid is a reality that is unfolding globally... Read |
 | "Can you imagine explaining 5G or autonomy or the cloud to a mine boss from, even the, mid-twentieth century? Or even remote technologies that we're using now, pre-Covid-19 in some cases?" Read |
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 | HENK SA An important window of opportunity exists during the development of South Africa's Covid-19 recovery plans to drive a simultaneous transition to a sustainable, inclusive, resilient, just and resource-efficient society... Read |
 | DAVID SEINKER The oversized conventional corporate headquarters model was already being scrutinised due to its cost implications before the arrival of Covid-19... Read |
 | Mercia Jansen, area manager for Southern and Eastern Africa at Motul, talks challenges, achievements and of course, coping with the Covid-19 pandemic... Read |
 | The Section 12J Association of South Africa has released a report outlining the details the impact which the Section 12J incentive has had on the SA economy... Read |
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 | TERRENA RATHANLALL South Africa is into the third month of lockdown and many entrepreneurs still don't know if they will be able to reopen their businesses when the lockdown is over. However, this hasn't stopped them from opening their hearts and wallets to those in need. Read |
 | The Jobs Fund together with Black Umbrellas has shifted its focus to deliver inclusive support for SA startups through virtual and in-house support... Read |
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