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 | Safer Internet Day is being celebrated on 9 February with the theme of bringing various stakeholders 'Together For A Better Internet'. There remains a gaping hole in digital education to guide and protect kids online... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE This week I catch up with Tilesh Bhaga, creative technologist at Grey Advertising Africa... Read |
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| |  | IMRAN SALIE Musa Kalenga, CEO and founder of Bridge Labs, delivered a keynote talk at the #BizTrends2021 live virtual event held on 28 January. In his talk, Kalenga discussed creating new ways to adapt to our new days... Read |  | |
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| 4th Industrial Revolution |
 | ZAIN PATEL As South Africa moves swiftly towards embracing the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR), it becomes more necessary for both businesses and individuals to focus on building the necessary skills to successfully work alongside future-ready technology... Read |
| Cloud |
 | ISSUED BY UPBEET DIGITAL Around the world, Covid-19 has driven a massive acceleration in cloud adoption as moving to the cloud became an essential strategy to ensuring business survival by enabling businesses to operate remotely... Read |
| Cyber Security |
 | SIMEON TASSEV Vulnerabilities were exploited to the maximum and there were a number of highly publicised attacks across the globe. However, while this has led to greater awareness of the risks and an increase in caution, businesses cannot afford to let down their guard in 2021... Read |
 | FRANCOIS KRIEL, ISSUED BY KRIEL & CO To help organisations set priorities and make decisions that better protect the safety of organisational data, devices and personal information, organisations can empower employees to navigate the change in a way that balances a need for convenience and security by considering habits relating to these three themes... Read |
 | RUI LOPES AND KIRSTY GIBSON South Africa's Constitutional Court declares certain provisions of the Regulation of Interception of Communications Act, unconstitutional... Read |
| Data & Analytics |
 | VENKATESH SHANKAR Amazon announced Jeff Bezos is stepping down as CEO almost 27 years after he founded the company to sell books to customers over dial-up modems... Read |
 | DEAN MCCOUBREY Eskom's loadshedding, alongside an enduring pandemic, have proven a devastating combination, repeatedly destroying historical data, and demanding a solution to predict the unpredictable... Read |
 | The new 38mw hyper-scale data centre in Ekurhuleni, Johannesburg was announced by Teraco in November last year... Read |
 | ISSUED BY JELLYFISH SOUTH AFRICA Data analytics in marketing is proving to be the competitive edge for organisations looking to make informed decisions and optimise their budgets... Read |
 | GERHARD FOURIE Where many businesses may have been lagging behind when it came to adopting cloud-based solutions, being forced to lock down and enable a remote workforce was the final push they needed. However, in a digital world, data becomes arguably a business' most valuable asset... Read |
| IoT |
 | MICHELLE SLABBERT Competing in the digital world has become paramount for large organisations. Companies are constantly seeking ways to remain relevant while still maintaining good business practices and their bottom line... Read |
| Services |
 | ISSUED BY XNEELO Xneelo has won three awards at the 15th annual Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service - one gold and two silvers... Read |
 | Train-maker, Gibela is offering 210 bursaries to eligible candidates this year, for post-matric study in an array of engineering-related fields... Read |
| Software |
 | ISSUED BY PERFECT WORD Qlik recently upgraded local company, RIC Consulting, to Elite Partner Status; the highest tier of partnership possible... Read |
| Technology |
 | ANDRE ADENDORFF The global pandemic forced many businesses to change. Companies and employees who had resisted digital innovation suddenly had no choice... Read |
 | ALLAN DICKSON ...And how to get to the right questions, and the right spend! Read |
 | ISSUED BY DIGITAL KUNGFU Through a new group of companies, Black Swan Technology Holdings will deliver a compelling economic future for technology businesses across the globe... Read |
 | ISSUED BY BLUEGRASS DIGITAL Bluegrass Digital has introduced optimisation-as-a-service to help empower brands to unlock their digital potential... Read |
| Telecoms |
 | Dirk Reyneke has been named Telkom's new CFO. He replaces Tsholofelo Molefe, who resigned in December 2020 to join MTN in the same position... Read |
| Africa |
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 | The 6th Forbes Woman Africa Leading Women Summit is set to explore the power of the collective in resetting Africa... Read |
 | WILDU DU PLESSIS AND MORNE VAN DER MERWE Dealmaking activity in sub-Saharan Africa dropped in the second half of 2020, when compared to that of H2 2019. As Africa gears up for post-pandemic recovery, the opportunities presented by free trade across the continent, among others, will be key factors in attracting valuable M&A activity to the region... Read |
 | The 2021 #AfricaPodcastDay by Africa Podfest aims to celebrate and appreciate the talent within the continent's podcasting industry.... Read |
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 | LERATO SONGELWA Over the last year, business communications became extremely challenging as companies had to quickly adopt new lines of communication to coordinate teams and meet the demands of their clients... Read |
 | EMMA BATHA Countries must put more women into leadership roles to build a stronger post-pandemic world, a top UN official said... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Trustlink Africa is a platform that aims to build more sustainable and bankable small/medium enterprises that are ready for access to funding and business opportunities made available by the government, corporates, and financial institutions... Read |
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