May 19, 2020
Kathy Gibson reports from a virtual Ericsson briefing – Telecommunications has proved to be incredibly important during the Covid-19 pandemic, helping people to stay in touch, keep entertained, and work remotely. This is according to Chafic Traboulsi, vice-president...
May 19, 2020
In 2019 and 2020, enterprise blockchain solutions reached minimum viable product (MVP). Since then technical barriers are falling fast in the building of a new network of networks. Hot spots of development are now making visible the shape of things to come and the...
May 19, 2020
Since the onset of Covid-19 and the consequential lockdown, reliable and fast Internet connectivity has become a vital requirement for businesses and individuals working and learning from home. Expansion in the digital economy and the resultant exponential growth in...
May 19, 2020
The non-standard employment status of gig workers during Covid-19 has made them particularly vulnerable during an economic shutdown. However, some gig networking platforms have stepped up to ease the pain, according to a report by The Fairwork Project – a...
May 19, 2020
Traditional models of business funding need a rethink if South Africa’s small businesses and entrepreneurs are to emerge from the financially crippling “winter of coronavirus” into a spring of growth and rejuvenation. Accepting that downturns,...
May 19, 2020
The National Small Business Chamber (NSBC ) has revealed that 86% of small businesses say they have suffered negative effects as a result of the pandemic, with just 14% of small business owners saying they had experienced limited effects. “The short-term outlook...
