In any report on SME funding, numbers alone can never capture the lived reality of small businesses in South Africa. From infrastructure challenges and high inflation to limited access to finance and a difficult economic climate, these businesses face many […]
Major discount retailer Home Bargains has partnered with leading managed network solutions provider Evolve Business Group to bring resilient, secure payments and connectivity to more than 650 stores across the UK with 50 stores already rolled out. Founded in Liverpool
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Too often, project management offices (PMOs) are seen as little more than reactive, compliance-driven administrative postboxes, collecting reports, chasing updates and ticking governance boxes. This is the perspective of Leon Naudé, head of strategy execution and delivery at SBV, an end-to-end cash
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FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) recently released its annual Global Economic Impact Report, highlighting the company’s worldwide network and role in fueling innovation during its 2025 fiscal year (FY25). Produced in consultation with Dun & Bradstreet (NYSE: DNB), a leading provider
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South Africa’s talent paradox is sharper than ever. On the one hand, employers are struggling to fill mission-critical positions. In 2023, despite unemployment of 45.5% in the 15-34 age group, there were around 77,000 unfilled roles in ICT alone, while
Dis-Chem Pharmacies has officially introduced X, bigly labs as its innovation hub designed to accelerate the company’s evolution into a future-fit, technology-driven retail and healthcare leader. Although X, bigly labs has been operational for nearly a year, its impact is
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The South African renewable energy sector is moving from momentum to maturity. Across industries, clean power isn’t perceived as a hedge against loadshedding anymore. It has become a core business strategy thanks to a set of reforms and technologies that
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A figure of 2,113 cybersecurity threats a week sounds daunting enough but according to experts, this may only be a fraction of the total number impacting South African companies. In a July 2025 report, Check Point Software Technologies revealed the
Despite economic headwinds, leading South African truck and trailer body builder Serco has navigated 2025 with resilience and strategic focus delivering growth through innovation, customer partnerships, and operational excellence. This is according to Serco CEO Clinton Holcroft who said trends
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For years, industry headlines have circled around the same narrative: blockchain will kill Swift. The Society for Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication, founded in the 1970s, has been the invisible layer behind trillions of dollars in global payments. Yet its very
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