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Coronavirus South Africa

Healthcare

South Africa Begins First COVID-19 Vaccine Trial

Luis Monzon -
The University of Witswatersrand has announced that South Africa's first COVID-19 vaccine trial is set to begin, with participants to be enrolled by the end of the week. "This is a landmark moment for South Africa and Africa at this...
Online & Social

COVID-19 Contact Tracing and its Challenges with Data Privacy

Luis Monzon -
Recent years have seen a marked shift in the way technology interacts with our data privacy. As people live and work in an increasingly digital world, they are also becoming more aware of the information they share and the...
Gadgets and Gaming

South Africa’s rAge Expo 2020 Has Been Cancelled

Luis Monzon -
South Africa's largest annual video gaming, tech and geek culture expo has been cancelled for 2020. The rAge Expo has been ongoing without fail for nearly two decades. For the first time in 18 years, the Johannesburg-based event won't be...
Healthcare

SA Startup Making Waves with New COVID-19 Tracing Tech

Luis Monzon -
A South African startup has launched a cheap approach to contact tracing in efforts to help with coronavirus measures. Contact tracing is a method of tracking used in countries like the United Kingdom, Singapore and South Korea to aid in...
Southern Africa

Startups in SA Can Drive Growth in the Battered Economy

Luis Monzon -
The GEM SA report – titled Igniting startups for economic growth and social change – contains the facts, data and figures that highlight trends in entrepreneurship in South Africa. The results of the study reveal the fundamentals to consider...
Company News

Ride-Hailing Businesses Begin to Recover

Luis Monzon -
Uber Technologies Inc.'s global rides business is down 70% from this time last year, a small improvement from its rock-bottom fall during the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Though slight, it is an indication that recovery is coming, albeit...
Digital Transformation

COVID-19 Boosts Demand for Human-Centered Digital Design

Luis Monzon -
If there is one thing that COVID-19 has highlighted; it is the importance of people in the economic value chain. Sandton-based business management consultant Immersion Group says that one of the emerging trends they’re seeing is that more organisations are...
General

Major Petrol Price Hike Could Cripple South Africa’s Economy says Expert

Luis Monzon -
The major fuel price hike scheduled for tomorrow (3 June) is going to further hurt the economy and have a major impact on deeply indebted consumers. This is after the petrol price in the country slumped to a 21-year...
People

South African SMEs Begin Road to Economic Recovery

Luis Monzon -
Small businesses in South Africa were at a low point on 10 April. Under the weight of the COVID-19 burden, many companies were almost at breaking point. Turnover has been down by 92% relative to the period before the...
Features

To Emerge from COVID-19 Businesses Will have to “Re-Think” Traditional Models

Luis Monzon -
Traditional models of business funding need a re-think if South Africa’s small businesses and entrepreneurs are to emerge from the financially crippling “winter of coronavirus” into a spring of growth and rejuvenation. Accepting that downturns, recessions and economic crises are...
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5 Key Trends Defining 2025 & How to Adapt for Business Growth

As we step into 2025, the technological landscape is set to undergo some of the most thrilling transformations yet....
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