NSBC launches Covid-19 Small Business Relief Centre

The Covid-19 Small Business Relief Centre has been launched by the National Small Business Chamber to assist small businesses during this crisis. With the collaboration of experts in various business fields, this center hopes to help small businesses weather the...
How to be a strong leader during the Covid-19 crisis

How to be a strong leader during the Covid-19 crisis

Covid-19 is causing a global humanitarian crisis, with hundreds of thousands of lives disrupted – and we’re not nearing the end of the crisis. By Mary Mesaglio, distinguished vice-president at Gartner In my day-to-day, I work with executive leaders and...

Pandemic drive contactless payments

Demand for secure online and contactless payments is surging in South Africa on the back of fears around the spread of the novel coronavirus, with many people reluctant to use cash or to touch point of sale machines. As the number of confirmed cases increases daily,...

Cyber attacks, disruptive events affect 80% of organisations

Dell Technologies’ Global Data Protection Index 2020 Snapshot reveals that organisations in Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) on average are managing almost 73% more data than they were a year ago. With this surge in data comes inherent challenges: the vast...

Global economy headed for recession

Disruptions to supply chains, demand, international trade flows, and travel, along with lockdowns and collapsing stock prices, resulting from the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) virus have dealt a heavy blow to the global economy. Market analyst HIS Markit offers...

Server shipments grew 5,1% in Q4

The worldwide server market continued to grow in the fourth quarter of 2019 as revenue increased 5,1% and shipments grew 11,7% year over year, according to Gartner. In all of 2019, worldwide server shipments declined 3,1% and server revenue declined 2,5% compared with...