Automation, robotics and artificial intelligence can be a force for exceptional business progress, but could also cut jobs, impacting a multitude of workers and their families. Instead of cutting heads, organisations should be empowering employees with technology to become more valuable. This is according to Johan Steyn, technologist, management consultant, Chair of the Institute of […]
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South Africa News
Cash is still king in South Africa. But according to Anton van der Merwe, COO of leading pan-African fintech enablement partner, Ukheshe Technologies, its long reign is increasingly under threat as businesses and consumers begin counting the real, hidden costs behind cash transactions. Whether its via cash, credit card, QR, crypto, or a smartphone wallet, financial transactions […]
By Lerisha Naidu, Partner, Angelo Tzarevski, Associate Director, Sphesihle Nxumalo, Associate and Zareenah Rasool, Associate, Competition & Antitrust Practice, Baker McKenzie Johannesburg Baker McKenzie’s latest Africa Competition Report 2022 provides a detailed analysis and overview of recent developments in competition law enforcement and competition policy in 32 African jurisdictions and regional bodies. The Report outlines how, over […]
From laptops, televisions and navigation devices to cell phones, video games and smartwatches – screens of all shapes and sizes are fast becoming the preferred medium for people all over the world to acquire news, information, and knowledge; to entertain themselves; be productive; and connect. And as the tech capital of Africa, Cape Town is […]
South Africa News
South Africans invited to partner on sustainable plastic packaging solutions for online retail
Cheap, mouldable, and corrosion resistant; these qualities have made plastic a dependable packaging staple for the manufacture of consumer goods sold online. But in South Africa – where the total cost of plastic waste pollution exceeds R885 billion annually[1] – the search is on for new and innovative approaches to minimising how the material is used […]
One of the remnants from worldwide lockdowns is the switch to working from home or a hybrid of onsite and offsite working. If you’re still working in a makeshift space in your house – slouched on the couch, hunched over a laptop or commandeering your dining room table – you may be feeling the effects […]
Ghana News, Kenya News, Madagascar News, Main, Mauritius News, Nigeria News, Rwanda News, South Africa News, Togo News, Uganda News, Zimbabwe News
Data security and privacy laws develop across Africa
Numerous countries in Africa have developed or implemented data privacy and security laws in their countries in the last few years. With the rapid rise in digitisation as a result of the pandemic, the broad implementation of such laws across the continent has never been more urgent. Countries including Ghana, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Nigeria, Rwanda, […]
Fintech, South Africa News
Tailored Payment Solutions Unlock Growth for Unserved Segments in South Africa
By Barry Williams, Sales & Marketing Head and Clinton Leask, Business Development Lead at Pay@ In 2017, only 35 percent of the African population had access to banking services and this figure was projected to increase to 48 percent in 2022.1 The South African National Payments System (NPS) is regarded as world-class,2 as the banked population rose from […]
South Africa News, Startups
Startups can drive economic development in South Africa, but these are the tools they need
Adbot is empowering Pre-Seed and Seed startups to access new markets South Africa’s economy is driven by small businesses, which are expected to have created around 90% of all new jobs by 2030[1]. Many of these jobs are likely to be created by start-ups, new businesses that scale quickly and add significant economic value. But […]
Crime is growing more sophisticated – so too are the solutions to combat it In the current climate of hijackings, robberies and unlawful syndicates, it is hard to imagine a world where crime is drastically reduced, or even wiped out completely. However, according to Warren Myers, CEO of South Africa’s on-demand security and medical response […]