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11Feb

By Paul TomNo Comments

Business

Car Transportation: Costs, Tips, and What to Expect When Shipping Your Car to Africa

Whether you’re making a long-term move to Africa, shipping a car to a loved one, or having a new vehicle delivered to you, the entire process of car transportation can seem overwhelming. Below, you will find cost estimates, helpful tips to prepare your car for shipping, and a brief rundown of what to expect. How Much Does It Cost to Ship a Car to Africa? When you’re shipping your vehicle to Africa, you can choose between air or ocean freight. While air freight will get your car there much faster, it’s also far more expensive. Planning ahead and using ocean freight will save you thousands of dollars in shipping expenses. The cost of transporting your vehicle via cargo ship will vary depending on several factors but usually ranges from about $1,500 to $3,000. While seasonal fluctuati...

13Jan

By Africa BusinessNo Comments

Business, South Africa News

Trends shaping the workspace in 2022

The first half of 2021 saw the return, albeit slow, of employees to offices and the realisation for many that they craved interaction with their colleagues, to collaborate with, bounce ideas off or simply talk to. The surge of the COVID-19 Omicron variant towards the end of the year, however, resulted in many companies delaying their return-to-office plans indefinitely. What has quickly become clear is that office spaces need to change to accommodate a workforce that is wary of crowded spaces, more aware of health precautions and accustomed to online interactions from the comfort of their own homes. In this post-pandemic world, with many buildings standing empty or only partly filled, what trends can we expect to see in office spaces that will draw people back and ensure maximum occupancy...

19Dec

By Africa BusinessNo Comments

Business, Startups

Dr. Brian Armstrong and Dr. Greg Lee release new book – Digital Business

Dell’s Digital Transformation Index 2020 surveyed over 4000 business leaders globally and reported that eight in ten organisations fast-tracked their digital transformation programmes in 2020. Technology is evolving rapidly and organisational responses to this process of change are forever dynamic and accelerating. In Digital Business, a new book written by Prof. Brian Armstrong, Chair of Digital Business at Wits Business School, and Prof. Gregory John Lee, a member of the Digital Business team at Wits Business School, the duo provide ample breadth and depth on the key topics of business in the digital era, even as these “live” areas of research are transforming the way we do business every day. The book is a thrilling new text on the fourth industrial revolution and its intersections with...

7Dec

By Africa BusinessNo Comments

Business, South Africa News

Internal fraud – who commits it and why

International Fraud Awareness Week is taking place from 14-20 November, highlighting an increasing problem that organisations around the world are facing. According to the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), businesses lose around 5% of their annual revenue globally due to fraudulent behaviour, which experts estimate amounts to a total annual loss around the world of $3.7 trillion. Fraud can hit organisations from various angles, and even though cybercrime and external fraud attacks are a huge risk, more often than many companies realise it is perpetrated from within. In fact, the Global Economic Crime and Fraud Survey showed that 41% of economic crimes in South Africa were committed by employees, compared to only 36% by external fraudsters and 21% a collusion between the t...

7Dec

By Africa BusinessNo Comments

Business, Tech

Netcore Cloud is the Only Customers’ Choice in Multichannel Marketing Hubs and Top Customers’ Choice for Email

Gartner Peer Insights 2021 “Voice of the Customer” has recognised the company based on Overall Rating, User Interest and Adoption Globally recognised martech SaaS company, Netcore Cloud, has announced that it has been named, Customers’ Choice in Gartner Peer Insights “Voice of the Customer” 2021 reports for Multichannel Marketing Hub & Email Marketing. According to the report, For Multichannel Marketing Hubs, Netcore Cloud is the only vendor to receive customers' choice distinction, among the 17 analysed, which includes prominent players such as Adobe, Salesforce, SAP, Pega, to name a few. Additionally, the company has also featured in the Top 3 for Email Marketing thereby also gaining Customer’s Choice here. Last year, Netcore Cloud was featured as one of the top 3 Multichannel Mark...

29Nov

By Marilyn MoodleyNo Comments

Business, South Africa News, Tech

How software decisions can reduce business costs

By: Marilyn Moodley - Country Leader for South Africa and WECA (West, East, Central Africa) at SoftwareONE The IDC forecasts that South Africa’s IT spend will be $12.78 billion (R197 billion) in 2021, an increase of 5.2% over the previous year. One of the biggest contributors to this figure is software and cloud spend, which has grown exponentially since the start of the pandemic. As organisations rushed to enable remote working, many companies hastily procured software without being fully informed of their longer-term needs. This has potentially resulted in rigid multi-year contracts, overspend on licensing, limited processes in place to manage and control usage and therefore spend, leading to severe implications for future budgets. As the local business world settles into a ...

21Nov

By Quentyn TaylorNo Comments

Business, South Africa News, Tech

Navigating a hybrid work environment – how can businesses remain secure?

By Quentyn Taylor, Director of Information Security at Canon for Europe, Middle East and Africa A central office has typically been most business’s default working location, but the role of the office has significantly changed over the last year. Today, over 90% of organisations say they’ll allow employees to work remotely, at least part of the time, going forward. Changes that were brought about in haste to deal with the pandemic are crystallising into permanent fixtures. The expectation is that employees will have the freedom to move between multiple working environments and connect to a company’s network from each one. But this shift to a hybrid working model poses potential security risks for your organisation and employees. Your business’s network perimeter has evolved to not only...

16Nov

By John BrooksNo Comments

Business

5 Reasons to Hire a Content Marketing Agency to Grow Your Business

Growing your business is hard work. From creating a product to marketing it, there are many things that need attention. However, hiring a content marketing agency might be the answer if you're looking for ways to grow your company and increase sales. A content marketing agency can be a powerful ally for any business looking to grow its customer base. Content marketing agencies are experts in creating and distributing relevant, engaging content that attracts customers at every buying cycle stage. As such, they can help you improve customer acquisition rates, increase website traffic and conversions, and more! With so many businesses vying for attention in today's competitive market, it is more important than ever to develop an effective strategy for getting noticed on platforms like social ...

8Nov

By Africa BusinessNo Comments

Business, Fintech

Mitigating the risks of payments fraud

Global losses from payment fraud have tripled from US$9.84 billion in 2011 to US$32.39 billion in 2020, according to Deutsche Bank’s 2021 report on the future of payments. And financial professionals are saying COVID-19 hasn’t helped matters, with 65% believing that the global pandemic is to blame for some of the accelerated rate in fraud activity, revealed by a 2021 survey by the Association for Financial Professionals (AFP). While these cybercriminals can target many areas of an organisation, the dangers are ultimately measured in financial terms. This means that Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) can no longer ignore cyber security simply because it is a complex issue outside their area of expertise. As custodians of the company’s monetary assets and financial data, CFOs are responsible ...

1Nov

By Ben GossageNo Comments

Business, South Africa News

It’s About The Business, Not The Box — Tips For How To Sell More Effectively To Graphic Arts Customers

Ben Gossage, is the Sales and Marketing Director, Canon Central and North Africa. For every business in every industry, the future is uncertain. At times like this it’s tempting to do nothing and wait for circumstances to become clearer. Tempting, but dangerous, because you need to explore new revenue opportunities, to widen your customer base and spread the risk. If you’re a reseller considering how to grow, small- to medium-sized print service providers (PSPs) are worth a serious look if you have the right digital print technology portfolio to meet their expectations. That means fast production speeds, flexible media handling and superior quality output, because this sector is dealing with dynamic, challenging market conditions. But if the professional ‘graphic arts’ sector is new to ...