Digital ‘spring clean’ aids productivity

Digital ‘spring clean’ aids productivity

A disorganised office environment or workspace can often hinder productivity and lead to increased time wastage, essentially draining businesses bottom line. The introduction of technology into the workplace was designed, among many other functions, to assist with...
Security skills shortage needs new approach

Security skills shortage needs new approach

By Trevor Coetzee, regional director, South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa, Intel Security Businesses all over the globe are battling to close the cybersecurity skills gap as an increase in cloud computing, mobile and the Internet of Things fuels a rise in cyber...
Security skills shortage needs new approach

How micro-jobbing can impact the economy

By Richard Dunn, CEO of M4JAM Thousands of young graduates can’t find jobs in South Africa. Unemployment in the country in general is a significant problem, with the current rate at 26.7%. In fact, analysts warn that the unemployment crisis is one of the government’s...
Workplace stress: Good, bad and truth

Workplace stress: Good, bad and truth

By Georgina Barrick, MD of Insource.ICT Recruitment Ask any athlete about to run onto the playing field, or any speaker about to face an audience of a thousand, if they’re nervous – and chances are both will own up at the very least to feeling a little...
Give employees reasons to stay

Give employees reasons to stay

By Ronnie Toerien, Oracle ECEMEA spokesperson for human capital management Winning over and retaining the best talent has never been easy, but employers are now finding it harder than ever to find people with the right skills to fill key vacancies. If businesses are...
ICT leads telcos digital transformation

ICT leads telcos digital transformation

As digital transformation takes its place on top of just about every organisations’ agenda, telecommunications operators are the companies providing the infrastructure needed to make it happen. But now they are under pressure to transform themselves at the same time,...