MTN Group’s new strategic alliance with Microsoft is set to have a major impact on the South African SME sector. This sector continues to experience strong growth and has increasingly relied on technology to achieve this – particularly given how the pandemic changed the business landscape.

Research by Xero has found that two-thirds of small business owners say technology became more critical to them since the pandemic began. This research also found that over half of all South African SMEs have adopted cloud technology in the last two years, and almost a third of all respondents said technology has helped them reach new customers or expand into new areas. Click here to read full article