by Dianne Bayley | Sep 16, 2019 | Sustainability
People are reluctant to try new things – at companies, particularly larger organisations, decision makers are naturally risk-averse, writes Kevin South, Head of Digital & CX at SEACOM If something is working, why change it and potentially damage the...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 14, 2019 | Workplace 2020
Few South African companies can claim to have achieved consistent revenue growth since 2006 – particularly given the calamitous global financial crisis of 2008. Yet for INOVO, which entered the SA ecosystem with the intent to disrupt the local contact centre...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 14, 2019 | Innovation
Manufacturing companies like Sheffield Manufacturing in Durban are increasingly turning to solar as a way to supplement energy needs, go green and bring costs down, says Lance Green of SolarSaver, a provider of customised rooftop solar photovoltaic solutions through a...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 11, 2019 | ITSM and Application Development
A fast-growing app-based service, working off the grid from a used ship container, is bringing convenience and simplicity to businesses and professionals who need waste removed from worksites. Waste Recycling App (WRAPP) is a South African-born world first, bringing...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 11, 2019 | Innovation
Location technology can transform South Africa’s transport system – but don’t expect to see self-driving cars on our roads any time soon. What’s more relevant is the need for the public and private sectors to work together more closely to unlock the significant social...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 10, 2019 | Innovation
Without technological constraints, more people from across Africa are free to innovate and create on the global stage; democratisation of energy is necessary to enable Africans to move into the digital age, writes Sabine Dall’Omo, CEO of Siemens Southern and Eastern...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 10, 2019 | Fintech
Despite positive advances in financial inclusion on the continent, 95% of all consumer payments in Africa are still made in cash, writes Mark Elliott, Division President of Mastercard Southern Africa. Why is this such a bad thing? For the people and microentrepreneurs...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 10, 2019 | Security and Legal, Uncategorized
Today’s broad range of connectivity, devices and applications, accessed by an ever-growing amount of people from different platforms and networks, has opened up a new range of possibilities for cyberattacks. Consequently, when embarking on a cloud strategy,...
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 9, 2019 | Innovation
There are several questions that must be answered before embarking on an AI journey, writes Johan Steyn, Portfolio Lead at IQbusiness, and Chair: Special Interest Group – AI and Robotics at IITPSA. At a conference where I was speaking recently, a delegate asked me....
by Dianne Bayley | Sep 9, 2019 | Sustainability
Second quarter gross domestic product (GDP) data surprised on the upside, with the 3.1% increase from Q1 handily beating consensus estimates at around the 2.4% level, writes Andrew Bahlmann, MD: Deal Leaders Africa. However, the data shows that the construction sector...
