by Dianne Bayley | Oct 18, 2020 | Sustainability
If your response to vendors plying their trade on South African streets is one of pity and despair, you need a lesson on the power of Africa’s informal economy, according to author, entrepreneur and informal business guru GG Alcock. Alcock says that the informal...
by Dianne Bayley | Oct 18, 2020 | Innovation
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has many possible applications for business, and can deliver significant benefit and competitive advantage, if it is successfully applied, writes Harkrishan Singh – Director, Application Development, at In2IT Technologies. Once businesses...
by Dianne Bayley | Oct 17, 2020 | Sustainability
Even before COVID-19, South Africa’s business leaders were operating in a difficult environment, writes Gerhard Hartman, VP, Medium Business, Sage Africa & Middle East. Now, the pandemic has added new challenges – such as managing a remote workforce – to the mix...
by Dianne Bayley | Oct 16, 2020 | Security and Legal
The mining industry has a reputation for being a risky business, with varied and serious health risks. But mining doesn’t have to be unsafe – thanks to strict safety legislation, the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy recorded only 51 fatalities in 2019, the...
by Dianne Bayley | Oct 13, 2020 | Sustainability
The world is changing at a rapid speed as new regulations come into play, customer expectations change, and global competition grows – and that’s without considering how COVID-19 is compelling everyone to use digital technology rather than physical processes when they...