by Dianne Bayley | Dec 3, 2019 | Innovation
The general holiday season is around the corner, a time when customers flock to retail outlets and clock up a lot of sales, writes Chris de Bruyn, Operations Director at Gabsten Technologies. Such large crowds are good news for retailers, but they also create...
by Dianne Bayley | Dec 1, 2019 | Innovation
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is already having a hugely disruptive effect on all aspects of our lives but will arguably have the most profound impact on how we work, where we work from and the type of work we do. 4IR is characterised by the rising...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 29, 2019 | Innovation, Uncategorized
Darth Kitchens, a dark kitchen operation, has launched a 400sqm purpose-built state of the art facility in Cape Town and secured seed capital in excess of R5-million to date with a further R30-million planned to rapidly scale the model over the next few years. Also...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 27, 2019 | Innovation
Tiyani Nghonyama, chief operating office of Geekulcha, has been named as the IT Personality of the Year by the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA). Alexander Forbes Group CIO Sandra La Bella has won the award for Visionary CIO for...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 26, 2019 | Innovation
It’s 9am. People are rushing around trying to get their month-end shopping complete, catch a taxi or getting a bite to eat. It’s your turn and you step forward at the ATM, swipe your card and enter the password. But, instead of money, a two-month supply of your...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 20, 2019 | Innovation
When NASA’s Mars Climate Orbiter reached the red planet in September 1999, thousands of engineers and scientists anticipated major breakthroughs from the 338-kg robotic probe, which was due to gather, analyse and send valuable information back to Earth, writes Rodrigo...