Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 27, 2022
A couple of years ago, nobody would have thought an event could be hacked, but living through extraordinary times has resulted in extraordinary situations that require extraordinary measures. theplanner.guru understands how cybersecurity and data...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 14, 2022
Social media cannot be ignored – and here’s why. For many of us who are currently part of the workforce, the advent of social media has been… Interesting. Most will remember a time even before the internet so adjusting to a world in which social...
Shanna Jacobsen | Jan 30, 2022
The added challenges of Covid-19 during the previous two years have resulted in a significantly burnt-out workforce. theplanner.guru explores how we can maintain momentum without hitting an end-of-year slump before the first half of the year is up....
Shanna Jacobsen | Dec 10, 2021
We operate our businesses and go about our professional lives hoping to align our ways of working to a trend that will stick – but the days of certainty are long gone. theplanner.guru peers into the crystal ball to try identify what we can expect...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 18, 2021
After a successful career at one of South Africa’s largest convention centres, Scott Langley decided to launch his own marketing consultancy that specialises in developing online sales funnels. He shares his insights. Scott Langley is a name many...
Shanna Jacobsen | Apr 16, 2021
After more than a year of living through a pandemic, many of us are feeling worn down by trying to make decisions while feeling like we don’t know what tomorrow holds. It can be exhausting, especially when it comes to running a business. “Companies...
Shanna Jacobsen | Feb 14, 2021
Sadly, many businesses are currently considering whether business rescue might be a route they need to explore. The good news is that, as dire as it sounds, it can be a hugely positive experience – if done right, and by the right people. SATSA, the...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 10, 2020
Proven best practice used to guide most decisions when drawing up legal contracts for events. Since COVID-19 spread to our shores, it has introduced a new set of criteria that has to be accommodated – while also introducing huge amounts of...
Shanna Jacobsen | Nov 10, 2020
Certain provisions of the Protection of Personal Information Act, Act 4 of 2008 (‘POPI’ or ‘POPIA’) came into effect as far back as 11 April 2014. Then, in June of this year it was announced that the balance of requirements...
Louis Nel | Oct 27, 2020
Advocate Louis Nel A question that often arises is whether an exchange of e-mails constitutes an agreement. The answer is yes, but it is not ideal as the contractual requirement of ‘offer and acceptance’ must be met. This means that if...
Louis Nel | Sep 2, 2020
Q. I have a dispute with my client, who has made reference to a verbal promise or something that my sales person may have said. We have a written contract (Terms & Conditions, or T&C). Can such a verbal undertaking be enforced by this...
Shanna Jacobsen | Aug 20, 2020
Q. I keep hearing about force majeure. What must I do to be covered by it? A: It should be noted at the outset you cannot rely on force majeure (‘FM’) unless you have a clause to that effect in your Terms and Conditions. If that is...
