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How to Create a Killer Digital Marketing Strategy
In today’s competitive business landscape, a well-structured digital marketing strategy is crucial for small businesses aiming to thrive online. Many start-up businesses will focus on building products or services and capacity, while neglecting that they need to reach as wide an audience for their business as possible. There are a multitude of ways to get
Challenges for SME's Over VAT Change
To VAT or not to VAT That is the Question? As the Government of National Unity (GNU) currently is grappling with its new coalition structures and budget decision making processes this week, we will soon know if the proposed VAT increases proposed in the budget are to take effect or not. Tomorrow will see the
Breaking News Today – Monday 1 April 2025
Business & Tech News Hooters Goes Bust: Restaurant chain, Hooters America, has gone bust and has subsequently filed for bankruptcy in Texas, as it looks to restructure the group in order to save the company and pay off debts. The group now plans to sell- off all its company-owned restaurant outlets to a group backed
Easter Season Cashflow Planning – Sound Advice for SME's
For SME's cash-flow planning and forecasting should always be a key part of managing your business, and this becomes even more important as the long weekend season is upon you over the Easter holidays, which is a busy period of long weekends and public holidays. Having a solid cash-flow and inventory plan in place can
Major Workforce Shifts Expected by 2030
Technology, including most recently, and significantly, the rise of gen AI, AI Agents and advances in robotics, along with other sector development factors, are set to create major changes in the pattern of labour demand through to the year 2030. The recently released study, “The New Future of Work”, a version of the McKinsey Global
Breaking News Today – Monday 31 March 2025
Business & Tech News Gold Prices Keep Climbing: Gold surged past the $3,120 mark on Tuesday, setting a new all-time high, driven by strong safe-haven demand amid concerns over the U.S. administrations widening trade war. Reports indicated that US President Donald Trump is considering higher trade tariffs on a wider range of countries when he
Rectifying 30-years of Failing Women Entrepreneurs
This past month has seen a flurry of events focused on the SME and entrepreneur start-up sector that is both welcome and exciting for the struggling South African Economy as a whole. There have been a number of really amazing efforts by private sector players such as the launch of the Lekker Network by a
SA Companies urged to fast-track Plastics Compliance
SAP is actively encouraging companies, across the African continent, to prepare their policy and operations, for soon to be implemented international plastic legislation to protect profit and the planet. According to a new report launched in partnership with research consultancy Earth Action, business that fail to scale their plastic data management could face corporate liabilities
Telecommunication Tech Revolution With a Human Touch
Editor Greg Stewart Chats to Rob Lith, the co-founder of Telviva Telecommunications regarding the rapid tech developments in the Telecoms sector that is not simply providing voice connectivity but has become an essential tool in business operations. Technology is driving efficiencies and effectiveness in multiple enterprise divisions including customer service levels and sales and marketing.
Breaking News Today – Friday 28 March 2025
Business & Tech News Coin Collection Treasure to go on Auction: A large private coin collection that was buried by its collector prior to the second world war, will soon be placed on auction and is set to become the most expensive coin collection ever brought to auction in its entirety. The so-called “Traveller collection”
Standard Bank “Shyfting” Share Trading
Standard Bank, has in collaboration with the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE), expanded their offering on the Standard Bank Shyft App, and will, as of today, offer retail investors the opportunity to trade JSE listed shares on the bank’s forex and investment platform. Shyft’s Development The Shyft App was developed in 2016, primarily as a foreign
Breaking News Today – Thursday 27 March 2025
Business & Tech News OpenAI – No Profit in the Next Four Years: A report from Bloomberg has revealed that Open AI does not anticipate a positive cash flow until 2029. The artificial intelligence major player is having to deal with significant costs from chips, data centres and expensive tech skills that it requires to
Breaking News Today – Wednesday 26 March 2025
Business & Tech News Hyundai Announces Major US Investment South Korean Auto manufacturer Hyundai has announced a $21bn investment in the USA, only days before new Tariffs imposed by the Trump administration are set to be imposed on various trading countries. Hyundai’s expansion plan includes a new $5.8bn steel plant in the southern state of
Massive Investment in China Robotics Growth
China’s National Development and Reform Commission has announced plans to set up a state-backed venture capital fund focused on robotics, AI and cutting-edge innovation. The long-term fund is expected to attract around US$138 billion in capital from local governments and the private sector over 20 years. The initiative aims to continue China's technology-driven success story
What’s Next for PCs? New PC Trends for 2025
The latest PC trends that are expected to make a significant impact in 2025 and beyond have been unveiled in a report from Lenovo. From cutting-edge AI-powered innovations to the next evolution of hybrid computing, these trends highlight the future of smarter, more efficient, and immersive digital experiences. With the widespread adoption of Cloud and
Credit Market Report Highlights Strong Non-Bank Loan Increases
TransUnion today released its Q4 2024 Industry Insights Report. The findings in the report highlight that South Africa's credit market has remained steady with clear evidence of strategic adaptation in Q4 2024, as lenders balanced growth with effective risk management. The TransUnion Report highlights key trends across credit cards, personal loans, and vehicle finance, showcasing
Breaking News Today – Tuesday 25 March 2025
Business & Tech News BYD Reports Positive Growth in EV Sales The major Chinese competitor to Tesla in China, automotive manufacturer BYD, has released its annual financial report indicating an annual revenue for 2024 that eclipsed that of competitor Tesla Motors. The Shenzhen-based firm showed its revenue had grown by 29% to reach $107bn, driven
OUTA Slams Treasury’s Creeping Stealth tax Hikes
The Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse (OUTA) has submitted its response to the South African Parliament, on its proposed Budget 2025, and has strongly rejecting National Treasury’s proposals to increase VAT and once again, freeze personal income tax brackets. The civic rights organisation, has argued, that the proposed budget is unfairly punishing South Africa’s already overstretched
Crypto Market Evolving Rapidly
The Crypto market has evolved rapidly over the last five-years, with the number of crypto tokens available as of March 2025 sitting at around 37 million. This number, according to cryptorover, is set to triple to around 100 million by the end of 2025. As a point of comparison, there were fewer than a total
Cyber Attack Stats – Global Threat Report in Detail
Organisations today do not have a malware problem – they have an adversary problem. This is the key take-away from the CrowdStrike Virtual summit on Cybercrime today. Aaron Aubrey NG, Strategic Threat Advisor at Crowdstrike, commented that the cybersecurity industry was a place where, where it's professionals or organisations, were all really squarely focused on