<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Renegade Code — Blog</title><description>Renegade Code builds tailored ERP systems and operational foundations for South African businesses — data that is collected, clean, accessible and visible — so the team you already have can produce more.</description><link>https://renegadecode.com/</link><item><title>POPIA is a data-quality project wearing a legal costume</title><link>https://renegadecode.com/blog/popia-is-a-data-quality-project/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://renegadecode.com/blog/popia-is-a-data-quality-project/</guid><description>Most South African businesses treat POPIA as paperwork. Look closer: nearly every obligation in it assumes you know what data you hold, where it lives, and who can touch it.</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Compliance</category><category>POPIA</category><category>Data</category></item><item><title>More output, same headcount: what “efficiency” should actually mean</title><link>https://renegadecode.com/blog/more-output-same-headcount/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://renegadecode.com/blog/more-output-same-headcount/</guid><description>When owners hear “efficiency”, staff hear “retrenchments”. Here’s the version of efficiency we practice — and why growing output beats cutting people, every time.</description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>People</category><category>Automation</category></item><item><title>Spreadsheets are a stage, not a sin</title><link>https://renegadecode.com/blog/spreadsheets-are-a-stage-not-a-sin/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://renegadecode.com/blog/spreadsheets-are-a-stage-not-a-sin/</guid><description>If your business runs on Excel, Pastel and a filing cabinet, you are not behind — you are at a recognisable stage of a journey with a well-marked next step.</description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Readiness</category><category>Data</category></item><item><title>The enterprise tax: why real customisation became a luxury good</title><link>https://renegadecode.com/blog/the-enterprise-tax/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://renegadecode.com/blog/the-enterprise-tax/</guid><description>For decades, software that fits your business was reserved for companies with enterprise budgets. That era is ending — and South African SMBs stand to gain the most.</description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><category>Perspective</category><category>ERP South Africa</category></item></channel></rss>