When COVID-19 emptied offices in 2020, remote work wasn’t a carefully designed workplace strategy. It was an emergency response.Kitchen tables became desks; meetings moved online, and businesses adapted faster than many thought possible. In the
A practical decision framework for business owners deciding what to automate, what to assist, what to redesign first, and what should remain human.By Franco Smit, Founder, AtlasFlowThe most important automation decision is often not how
By Nadia Leita, Director at Leverage LeadershipWe have become very good at talking about diversity. We publish the statistics, set representation targets, run awareness campaigns and talk about the importance of creating more inclusive workplaces.But
Trust, relevance and distinctive positioning are becoming increasingly important drivers of business value, particularly in insurance, where products, services and benefits can often be difficult for customers to distinguish. In the 2026 Brand Finance South Africa
Mining is incredibly water intensive, a dependency that collides with constrained supply and rising costs. Almost two-thirds of mines face serious water-related risks, according to the International Council on Mining and Metals, with depletion and
South Africa does not have a small business problem. It has an access problem.Every day, entrepreneurs are told that small and medium enterprises are the backbone of the economy, the drivers of job creation, and
By Jedd Harris, Chief Strategy Officer at Sourcefin Despite access to finance consistently ranking among the most significant barriers to business growth, FinMark Trust estimates that only 20% to 30% of MSMEs in Sub-Saharan Africa manage
Leading South African SME investment and business development firm, Edge Growth, has officially launched an innovative catalytic debt fund to support established, technology-enabled scale-ups. Set up more than three years ago, the fund has now
By Kagiso Mahlangu - Director: Head of Real Estate & Conveyancing at CMS South Africa For years, the blueprint for premium real estate development in South Africa has followed a predictable, defensive strategy: build a fortress.
South African-founded AI startup Verascient has raised US$1.2 million (R19.5M) in its first funding round to help companies build faster and more capable teams with AI. Verascient turns knowledge scattered across documents, systems and individuals
