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 MJ Minter Inc on 05/06/2022

South Africa Launches National Green Finance Taxonomy

South Africa’s Sustainable Finance Initiative, chaired by National Treasury, has launched the country’s first national Green Finance Taxonomy in April 2022. This responds to recommendations from National Treasury’s 2021 Technical Paper: Financing a Sustainable Economy, which calls for the development or adoption of “a taxonomy for green, social and sustainable finance initiatives, consistent with international developments, to build credibility, foster investment, and enable effective monitoring and disclosure of performance.”

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MJ Minter Inc on 06/01/2021

Cybersecurity during COVID-19

Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, governments have put their countries into lockdowns – forcing businesses to adapt and work remotely. This sudden surge in internet usage has also seen a large increase in cyber-attacks, according to Mimecast’s 2020 state of email security report. The report showed that 61% of companies suffered from a ransomware attack, a 64% increase in email threats and a total of 79% of organizations were negatively affected due to their lack of cyber preparedness.

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MJ Minter Inc on 04/01/2021

What are NFTs?

Non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, have become quite a popular term over the past months with stories of people buying and selling them for millions of dollars. Yet, there is still confusion around the topic for many about what they are, which we will hope to clarify by the end of this article.

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MJ Minter Inc on 03/01/2021

Asset Tokenization

As emerging technologies become more accepted and established throughout society, old problems become solved and new opportunities start to arise. Blockchain has been around for over a decade and has been popularized mostly through its association with cryptocurrencies. Offering numerous benefits, new applications of blockchain are constantly being researched in the hopes of disrupting industries. One of these applications is that of tokenization – specifically, the tokenization of assets.

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MJ Minter Inc on 01/01/2021

WhatsApp - Privacy Policy Update

Early in January 2021, Facebook’s messaging app WhatsApp received massive backlash in relation to an update of its privacy policy which was meant to take effect on the 8th of February 2021. Effectively, the update allows for new functionality to the businesses feature by allowing WhatsApp to reserve the right to share the different data it collects from you to other Facebook based apps.

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MJ Minter Inc on 01/01/2021

Apps and the benefits they bring

The digital landscape is constantly evolving, and as more emerging technologies gain traction, more and more opportunities become available to businesses that need to be utilized otherwise they risk falling behind – especially now that we are living in a vastly different “New Normal”. It is now harder for businesses to only rely on word of mouth or the use of bulk emailing to keep their clients informed and must utilize all digital platforms in order to thrive.

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MJ Minter Inc on 11/01/2020

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MJ Minter Inc on 10/01/2020

Technology And Our New Normal – The Use Of APPS

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated digital disruption and led to significant, long-term market uncertainty. While this pandemic has forced many businesses to reduce or suspend operations, affecting their bottom line, it has helped to accelerate the development of several emerging technologies. This is especially true for innovations that reduce human-to-human contact, automate processes, and increase productivity amid at social distancing.

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MJ Minter Inc on 03/01/2020

Remote Working

Transitioning your office to remote working conditions can be a challenge – in this article, we've rounded up 9 steps to help you make the move as quick and easy as possible.

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MJ Minter Inc on 03/01/2020

Biz Portal

In his 2020 Budget speech, Minister Mboweni announced the formation of a Biz Portal which would allow one to complete all the necessary registrations for the formation of a business. This facility is now available and is best described as follows:

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MJ Minter Inc on 02/01/2019

Load Shedding Your Business

It seems that load shedding is back, resulting in decreased productivity and financial losses for business, especially small businesses.

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Profmark Team on 07/01/2018

Fourth Industrial Revolution

Industry Ministers from BRICS countries recently signed a declaration on the implementation of the Digital Industrial Revolution (DIR). South Africa’s Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies said he and his counterparts had discussed issues of skills development and capacity building for the fourth industrial revolution or DIR.

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Profmark Team on 04/01/2018

The Emergence of Progressive Web Apps

It's been a few months now since Progressive Web Apps (PWA's) have made their way into both the web and mobile domains, but are you fully aware of all the advantages and benefits they offer?

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