by Dianne Bayley | Nov 11, 2020 | Security and Legal
The Fairwork Foundation, in collaboration with researchers and legal academics from the Universities of the Western Cape, Oxford, Cape Town, and Manchester, has launched a new Code of Good Practice for platform workers in South Africa. The new code is designed to...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 11, 2020 | Sustainability
Four pillars define sustainable business continuity: process, procedure, decision making, and activities. Each of these shapes how the organisation functions through interruption and uncertainty, minimising impact to ongoing operations or ensuring smooth sailing...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 10, 2020 | Featured Articles
You’re getting ready to buy a house. You don’t call an estate agent, or start driving around neighbourhoods looking for “for sale” signs. More likely, you sit down at your computer and begin the house hunt online. And once you’ve done a couple of virtual tours and...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 10, 2020 | Innovation
The digital revolution is empowering consumers like never before, writes Lorraine Doke, Senior Customer Experience Consultant at IQbusiness. While advancements in technology give consumers the convenience of getting the products and services they want – when they want...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 9, 2020 | Innovation
Digital commerce has yet to replicate a key aspect of the in-store experience – trying and touching products before buying them, writes John Watling, Client Group Managing Director for Accenture in Africa. Experience matters. Without it, consumers are left to guess...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 9, 2020 | Workplace 2020
There is a critical need for increased agility in business continuity plans, write Fortinet CISOs Alain Sanchez and Joe Robertson and recent events have forced CISOs across all industries to rethink and refine their business continuity plans. Not only did the pandemic...
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 9, 2020 | Sustainability
The world has changed in previously unimaginable ways, which means that companies have had to adapt at a frenetic pace. A need for a new communication dynamic between companies and employees has emerged and many companies who do not swiftly rise to the challenge will...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 9, 2020 | Workplace 2020
South Africa’s manufacturing sector, the fourth-largest in the country, has been under significant pressure for some time. It recorded a -10,8% drop year-on-year for August, with the fallout of the covid-19 pandemic, a lack of demand for goods, the unreliable power...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 8, 2020 | Security and Legal
Black Friday 2020 could be bigger online than in-store this year, thanks to concerns about the risk of Covid-19 in crowded shops, and an increase in the number of people now comfortable with shopping online. Paul Grapendaal, Head of Managed Security Services at Nclose...
