by Dianne Bayley | Jan 21, 2020 | Sustainability
Flight delays, rebookings due to missed flights and extreme weather conditions are some of the many factors that can disrupt a flight schedule. In the interests of their customers, the Lufthansa Group airlines are always keen to return to a stable flight plan as...
by Dianne Bayley | Jan 21, 2020 | Fintech
South Africa, 20 January 2020: The world’s first Financial Prosperity Barometer by PayU surveyed multiple markets and global regions to establish how they perceived the concept of prosperity and found a clear connection between perceived prosperity and access to...
by Dianne Bayley | Jan 21, 2020 | Sustainability
As we embark on a new school year, now is an opportune time to ask some difficult questions about whether we are doing enough to give our country’s children the education they deserve, writes Dr Mamphela Ramphele, co-founder of ReimagineSA. It has been clear for...
by Dianne Bayley | Jan 20, 2020 | Sustainability
The new Lynnwood Lane Retail Centre, a retail development from Lynx Property Developers on Lynnwood Road, Pretoria, is now powered by solar energy. The centre – which includes tenants such as Food Lover’s Market – Nando’s, Westpack Lifestyle and Dischem...
by Dianne Bayley | Jan 20, 2020 | Innovation
The shift by a number of organisations towards integrating IOT, embedding security into devices themselves as well as placing devices on the edge, securing vital business assets – such as data, applications, access control and surveillance – will be a big focus in...
by Dianne Bayley | Jan 19, 2020 | Fintech
Imagine that you have a savings account with an interest rate of 1% per year, while inflation annually is running at 2%, writes Glenn Gillis, CEO, Sea Monster. After one year, with the money in this account, would you be able to buy more than you could today, less or...
by Dianne Bayley | Jan 18, 2020 | Security and Legal
The new decade is still in its infancy and already we have heard news of potential malware attacks on major banks in the sub-Saharan Africa region. These alleged attacks are thought to be the work of a Russian hacking group named ‘Silence’. While it seems that South...
by Dianne Bayley | Jan 18, 2020 | Security and Legal
The realities of the negative impact of modern cyber threats arguably hit home for South Africans in 2019 more than any other year in memory, writes Brian Pinnock, cybersecurity expert at Mimecast. The country fell victim to several high-profile breaches, including a...
by Dianne Bayley | Jan 17, 2020 | Fintech
Over the past decade, technology has radically changed the way businesses operate. Now, even small businesses have access to powerful tools that were previously expensive or complicated, writes Colin Timmis, General Country Manager, Xero SA and professional...
by Dianne Bayley | Jan 17, 2020 | Sustainability
The reduction of carbon emissions is high on the agenda for several countries, including the UK, India and China and the introduction of affordable electric vehicles (EVs) is held up as a panacea to the pollution problem governments around the globe are facing. In...
