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| |  | ISSUED BY EDGE GROWTH Animation and gaming company partners with Edge Growth and FirstRand's Vumela Fund to unlock digital solutions... Read |  | ISSUED BY SAPPI A Sappi-sponsored programme that helps communities adjacent to forestry plantations to become beekeepers, has shown some unexpectedly encouraging results during the time of the Covid-19 pandemic... Read |
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 | EVAN-LEE COURIE CineMagic, SA's newest Video-on-Demand (VOD) streaming service, is now available to millions of cellular users via the Vodacom Video Play and MTN Play mobile content platforms... Read |
 | EVAN-LEE COURIE Ya'eesh Cader together with his brother made use of the nationwide lockdown to enable, rather than disable their online legal platform, Get Law... Read |
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 | KIM FURMAN The South African economy was already struggling before the arrival of Covid-19. Many well-established companies were at risk and were unsure of their future. For startups, even prior to Covid, it was not simple... Read |
 | ADAM IKDAL Covid-19 and the policies aimed at controlling it has changed how we work and what we consume. Major disruptions such as Covid-19 can cause fundamental shifts in social attitudes and beliefs... Read |
 | Applications are now open for the Chat for Impact Accelerator taking place from 5-7 August 2020... Read |
| Marketing & Media |
 | AMELIA BROWN With a global job market in crisis, many are looking to turn their plan Bs and side hustles into successful startups... Read |
 | NTHABISENG DUBE Although digital marketing has always been the epitome of success in most companies, it has never been more important in running a business than it is now... Read |
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 | Exxaro and the Small Business Institute (SBI) announced a collaboration to promote the development of small and medium-sized enterprises in South Africa... Read |
| Small and Medium-sized Enterprises |
 | DALENE DEALE South Africa's rapidly-growing fintech sector could play a key role in helping the country's SMMEs recover from the impact of Covid-19, while bringing millions of 'credit invisible' consumers into the formal economy at the same time. Read |
 | ISSUED BY UMUZI Umuzi has been working with leading employers across the country to build a digital talent pipeline for web development, data science, data engineering, UI design, digital copywriting and UX strategy... Read |
 | With load shedding being reintroduced this winter, many individuals and small businesses are considering investing in an inverter that will kick in when the electricity goes off... Read |
| Starting Up |
 | Retrenchment is a word that can strike fear into the hearts of even the most seasoned veterans of the corporate world... Read |
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 | Africa has experienced a decade of positive socio-economic growth, supported by a continued progress of electricity access that finally outpaced population growth between 2014 and 2018... Read |
 | Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) have decreased across Africa in the first half of 2020 in terms of both volume and value, with some exceptions. Going forward, dark clouds remain over the M&A market in Africa in the short-term, but recent developments brighten the continent's prospects for medium-term recovery... Read |
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 | ISSUED BY NIELSEN The nature of South African shopping trips has shifted during the Covid-19 lockdown from an initial focus on bulk, stock up shopping to everyday needs shopping... Read |
 | TONY SINGLETON A rise in Covid-19 infections is inevitable as the lockdown eases and people head back to work and school. It is therefore important to understand exactly how medical schemes will cover testing, hospitalisation and treatment... Read |
 | The novel additions to the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) that came into effect on 1 July 2020 aims to protect companies against data breach and the misuse of personal information... Read |
 | A critical component to employee productivity and corporate culture, as well as an effective talent retention and attraction strategy, Naeem Tilly, head of research at Sesfikile Capital, believes offices will continue... Read |
 | Govchat has partnered with SASSA to assist with frequently asked questions relating to inquiries on SRD grants. The service is available on WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger... Read |
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