Oct 6, 2021
In September 2020, charity UNICEF reported that over 90% of countries had adopted some form of distance/remote learning during the height of the pandemic to curb the spread of Covid-19. By Ronald Ravel, director B2B at Dynabook South Africa At the peak of the crisis,...
Sep 14, 2021
Today’s education approach features ingrained systems that haven’t changed all that much in the last century. Until the Covid-19 crisis, that is. By James Bayhack, sub-Saharan Africa director at CM.com More than a year and a half ago, the virus forever...
Sep 1, 2021
While the economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic have been nothing short of catastrophic for some industries, the retail sector has managed to hold firm amid the crisis. As much as industries like tourism and hospitality have been decimated by national lockdowns,...
Aug 31, 2021
In an all-digital world, the need for companies and societies to bridge widening skills gaps could not be more urgent. By Robin Fisher, senior area vice-president of Salesforce Emerging Markets According to a recent McKinsey study, 87% of executives are experiencing...
Aug 27, 2021
Globally, organisations spent $359-billion on learning and development (L&D) in 2016. By Dr Eric Albertini of SA Business School It’s an eyewatering sum of money invested in corporate L&D, yet it seems that for the most part, the return on such...
Aug 26, 2021
Last year, the enabling powers of technology provided a glimpse into our societal evolution and showed the possibilities as to what the future of work, education and society at large could be. By Doug Woolley, MD of Dell Technologies South Africa With all the changes...