Tips for keeping remote workers engaged

As more organisations around the globe are now working remotely due to Covid-19, service leaders must prioritise changes in three key areas, according to Gartner. As work-from-home (WFH) becomes a larger part of organisations’ business continuity planning, cost...

Vehicle crime returning to pre-lockdown levels

While South Africa experienced a significant drop in vehicle crime during the national lockdown, activities are returning to normal levels as country restrictions are being lifted. Tracker data, recorded from the company’s 1,1-million installed vehicle base,...

Desktop monitor demand surges but supply dries up

Sales of monitors through Western Europe’s (WE) distributors grew by a record +35% year-on-year in March 2020 contributing to an overall +18% increase for the first quarter, according to the latest data published by Context. Monitor sales, particularly to...

Home workers wait for cyber protection

According to a recent Kaspersky global report, “How Covid-19 changed the way people work”, three-in-four (73%) employees working from home have not yet received any specific cybersecurity awareness guidance or training designed to keep themselves secure...

Covid-19 accelerates digital workforce transformation

In response to Covid-19, workforces are rapidly adapting to a ‘new normal’, and it could be here to stay as this period is reshaping the workforce and repositioning digital transformation priorities. “Flexible schedules, working from home and opting...

‘Flattening the curve’ was intended for the virus, not the economy

Business for SA (B4SA) has called for South Africa to proceed quickly to lockdown level 2, lest deeper and longer-lasting harm be caused to an already crippled economy. By Chris Hattingh, project manager and researcher at the Free Market Foundation According to Hilary...