– Unprecedented #Unemployment Levels

Mahlamba Ndlopfu, not Houston, we have a problem! According to Statistics South Africa’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey, the official unemployment rate is now 29.0% for the second quarter of 2019. This figure represents a percentage Read More …

– Learning to #Code – A requirement at #Preparation Schooling Levels

The quickest way to becoming a financial delinquent is becoming a spendthrift – one having little regard for financial prudence and concern for the long term, but “living for the moment” and splurging on vain Read More …

– Tis time for gate-keeping business model review

You may loathe the so called “Ambulance Chasers” but you cannot easily fault their business model. Personal Injury lawyers may be hated for different reasons, but their business model for poor clients is among the Read More …

– #Digitisation gone wrong

Sometimes I wonder what is best: whether to continue experiencing cumbersome processes and face tired and often hostile staff to receive a service, or be irritated by incessant irrelevant messages from organisations that took the Read More …

– South Africa Grossly Underutilises Technology

I had the pleasure of serving as a mentor to some participants in the recently held 2030 NDP Hackathon organised by the State Information Technology Agency. The creativity of participants further showed that we do Read More …

– The Small Business Pricing Conundrum

The biggest undoing of small businesses is their inability to configure, package and price products into different offerings. Of greatest concern even, is the failure to publish prices of their offerings, preferring, instead, to treat Read More …