by Dianne Bayley | Aug 6, 2019 | Innovation
By Kathy Gibson – The economy is under pressure, so companies are having to work harder than ever to stay relevant – and this means that every employee must be performing to the very best of his/her ability. But in the changing workplace environment,...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 5, 2019 | Security and Legal
Organisations running Operational Technology (OT), which according to Gartner can be described as “hardware and software that detects or causes a change through the direct monitoring and/or control of physical devices, processes and events in the enterprise”, have...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 5, 2019 | Sustainability
Africa’s largest wind farm, a €620 million energy masterpiece boosting 365 turbines in northern Kenya, will help the East African nation stay on track to reach its target of 100% green energy by 2020. Known as the Lake Turkana Wind Power, the 40,000 acre wind farm...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 4, 2019 | Security and Legal
Deactivating your social media accounts, including Twitter and Facebook, may be required for a variety of reasons: An unstable political situation; the risk of being stalked; wanting to protect your personal data; or even a change in company name. Some want to shut...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 31, 2019 | Fintech
There’s good reason to be cautious about cryptocurrencies, but deVere Acuma’s Gavin Smith says that caution shouldn’t prevent you from investing in these lucrative digital assets. Over the past two years, cryptocurrencies have exploded onto the national and worldwide...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 31, 2019 | Security and Legal
Being aware of and protecting one’s reputation and that of one’s company is a facet of business that has become increasingly relevant – affecting individuals, corporates and brands alike. Legal professionals are not exempt from this, needing to be aware of how...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 31, 2019 | Innovation
Virtual reality (VR) has a long way to go before it bursts into the mainstream, but there are signs that the technology is starting to mature, says Ernst Wittmann, Global Account Director MEA & Country Manager – Southern Africa, TCL. Growth is ramping up and...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 31, 2019 | Fintech
Having had the opportunity to attend the 2019 Women in Tech Africa conference in Cape Town earlier this year, and the privilege to spend time with more than 300 industry peers in technology across all spheres of industry, this was a reminder of the massive...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 31, 2019 | Sustainability
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations forecasts that the world’s population will reach 9.1 billion by 2050 and that global food production will need to grow by 70% to feed that number of people, writes Tony Esmeraldo, Business Director at Corteva...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 30, 2019 | Featured Articles
The rise in cybercrime is unprecedented, writes Ian Jansen van Rensburg, Senior Systems Engineer at VMware. Over one-third of South African IT decision-makers (35%) are on high alert and are expecting cyber-attacks on their businesses within days. Moreover, besides...
