by Dianne Bayley | Nov 17, 2020 | Internet of Things
In June, at the height of the national lockdown, citizen engagement platform GovChat stepped in to help the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) manage the millions of Frequently Asked Questions that resulted from the R350 grant. As the COVID-19 crisis...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 9, 2020 | Sustainability
Seydou Kane, managing director for South Africa at Eaton, considers the shift away from coal towards renewables – and the potential for a future microgrid energy market in South Africa. South Africa’s energy generation capacity is dominated by fossil fuels, with this...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 6, 2020 | Security and Legal
While cybersecurity certainly requires sophisticated technology interventions, staff training is equally important in protecting client information, writes Herman Kannenberg, Head of Legal Affairs and Cyber Security, Huawei South Africa. Conscious of this, Huawei...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 2, 2020 | Innovation
For companies around the world, COVID-19 lockdown has forced rapid change. Where there was reluctance to adopt remote working and hybrid workspaces pre-pandemic, lockdown made this a non-negotiable. And as the weeks turned to months, many companies have realised that...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 2, 2020 | Innovation
Perhaps it is because I grew up in the suburbs and have never lived outside of one of South Africa’s major cities, but it seems like agriculture often doesn’t get the credit it deserves, writes By Ross Jenvey, General Partner at Kingson. Like the oxygen we breathe, we...
