With environmental concerns high on everyone's agenda, the World Economic Forum has highlighted the role of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in creating a more sustainable and inclusive future. This influence is in part due to the vast and expanding array of...

The global contact centre as a service market size is expected to reach $17,12-billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of 19,1% from 2023 to 2030, according to a new report by Grand View Research. The market growth can be attributed to the rising adoption of cloud-based...

A Gartner analysis of earnings announcements of S&P 500 companies through May 12 revealed that 70% of companies have revised or completely withdrawn their earnings guidance due to the Covid-19 pandemic. From the 416 companies that made earnings announcements...

Most smokers have been able to purchase cigarettes during the lockdown period, according to a recent research report published by a research unit at the University of Cape Town. However, smokers have had to pay a substantially higher price for these cigarettes. Many...

As member states of the World Health Organization prepare to gather in Geneva on May 18th for the World Health Assembly, a global coalition of 31 think tanks calls on governments to commit to open trade, collaboration and innovation in the fight against Covid-19 and...

Facebook and the South African National Blood Service (SANBS) and the Western Cape Blood Service (WCBS) have announced a new partnership to encourage people to donate blood. Starting today, South Africans who are over 18 years old, will have the option to sign up as...

The coronavirus is forcing rapid change on consumers and brands. However, nearly 30% of marketing leaders believe that a lack of agility and flexibility negatively impacts their marketing execution, according to Gartner. To remedy this, a Gartner poll of 362 marketing...

Fully black-owned private equity company Agile Capital is actively seeking to invest millions of rands into diverse sectors and companies with a solid presence in their sector. Agile Capital has capital of about R900-million available for investment into new...

Cape Town-based fintech company CompariSure has secured venture capital (VC) funding from UW Ventures in partnership with Allan Gray. The latest deal comes off the back of CompariSure’s first external investment deal concluded in August 2019 with 4Di Capital, an...

As the coronavirus continues to disrupt global supply chains, Gartner has developed three scenarios to help chief supply chain officers (CSCOs) anticipate how the future may unfold. In March, Gartner conducted a poll of 833 members from the Gartner Research Circle...