by Dianne Bayley | Sep 1, 2020 | Innovation
In the past few months, businesses around the world have embraced cloud technology to pivot and survive, notes Andrew Bourne, Region Manager, Africa, Zoho Corporation. Cloud-based apps allow businesses to continue their operations remotely. However, if you have chosen...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 19, 2020 | Innovation
While South Africa navigates its way through lockdown measures and confirmed COVID-19 coronavirus cases now head towards 600,000, this is a time to take stock and act, notes Hamilton Ratshefola, Country General Manager, IBM, South Africa. Many industries can use this...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 19, 2020 | Sustainability
While key areas such as advancing and retaining female employees have shown some progress over the past few years, there is more work to be done in other areas such as equal access to leadership roles. This is according to Mercer’s When Women Thrive 2020, Sub-Saharan...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 10, 2020 | Innovation
The agri-chemical industry is an important component of the agricultural market in Africa, supplying farmers with animal health and agricultural chemicals such as fertilisers, pesticides, herbicides, insecticides and more. The supply chain in the Agri-chemical...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 13, 2020 | Innovation
The story of how a Kenyan startup is digitally enabling informal traders and optimising their supply chains, to improve food quality, availability, affordability, service levels and sustainability, is one of true African ingenuity. The Twiga Foods story was a...