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- Building affordable cities, not cheaper homes
South Africa's housing shortage is often measured by the number of homes delivered, but affordability extends far beyond construction costs. The true cost of housing includes transport, infrastructure, utilities, maintenance and access to employment, education and healthcare. Read more » - Global cyber attacks rise 17% as ransomware activity accelerates
South African organisations faced an average of 2,065 cyber attacks per week in June, as global cyber attacks increased 17% year-on-year and ransomware activity surged by a third, according to new research from Check Point Software Technologies. Read more » - Labour court rules against racist owner of a dog called “Hitler”
The Labour Court in Cape Town has confirmed that a call centre team leader, who was accused of racism in the workplace, was fairly dismissed. Read more » - Funding constraints slowing AI adoption among manufacturing SMEs
South Africa's manufacturing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are increasingly embracing artificial intelligence (AI) and other Industry 4.0 technologies, but access to finance remains a significant barrier to modernising production, according to fintech lender Lula. Read more » - Sixty60’s Pixie shows AI is becoming part of everyday grocery shopping
Artificial intelligence is moving beyond the hype cycle and into everyday consumer experiences, with grocery shopping emerging as one of the latest areas where AI is changing how people interact with technology. Read more » - Estate planning isn’t an add-on. It’s foundational for good financial advice
For Craig Baker, newly appointed executive head of sales, distribution and customers at Capital Legacy, the greatest risks to financial planners’ practices aren’t posed by economic uncertainty. He believes the failure to have a certain conversation with clients could be the gravest error. Read more » - Africa's blockchain opportunity is bigger than the funding suggests
Despite accounting for a record share of global blockchain deal activity, Africa continues to attract a disproportionately small share of global venture capital funding. Read more » - Top PRs form African strategic communications partnership
Inzalo Consulting and United Partners Network (UPN) have joined forces in a strategic communications partnership that provides multinational organisations with global consistency while adapting strategies to the business, cultural, regulatory and media realities of individual African markets. Read more » - SA's youth: A generation balancing ambition with financial reality
Drawing on insights from the spending, saving and borrowing habits of Standard Bank and Liberty customers under 35, the second edition of Standard Bank's Youth Barometer reveals a generation balancing ambition with financial reality. Read more » - Dentsu School of Influence graduates new wave of business-ready creators
The era of chasing vanity metrics is officially taking a backseat to real business equity. That was the message from the Dentsu School of Influence - in partnership with CSA - which officially concluded its Johannesburg chapter, marking the graduation of its high-intensity “One Big Week” accelerator cohort. Read more »
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