by Dianne Bayley | Jul 15, 2019 | Sustainability
The Huawei ban shook many who believed the US-China trade war was all bark and no bite and the US government took a formal step into the fray, limiting the global reach of Huawei devices. This put the entire relationship between American economy and Chinese products...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 15, 2019 | Report-back
We have all read the controversies around the recent 8 May 2019 national elections, which were spread like wildfire on social media, but in the end, this year’s elections were judged to be free and fair by the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). Certainly, IEC...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 10, 2019 | Security and Legal
Investec Private Banking notes that our perception of “hackers” is a far cry from the sophisticated career criminals we see in real life, and it is this disparity that makes cybercrime so difficult to guard against as people don’t understand their motivations, so...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 10, 2019 | Sustainability
With the planet at a ‘tipping point’, civil society, industry and public sector have to take urgent collective action to reduce plastic, eliminate waste and ensure food and water security, experts said at the opening of IFAT Africa, food & drink technology (fdt)...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 10, 2019 | Innovation
Sean Godoy, Director of Divercity Property Solutions and founding member of the SA Proptech association explores the power of proptech to create and explore business opportunities and meet challenges in South Africa. “South Africa brings unique qualities to the...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 9, 2019 | Security and Legal
Such has the impact of data been over the past several years, that some suggest it has surpassed oil as the world’s most valuable resource, says Leon Mwandiringa, Full Stack Software Developer, at Black Beard Technologies, and further stats show that the amount of...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 9, 2019 | Featured Articles
For years, cloud services have been growing in popularity due to their agility and “supposed” cost effectiveness. While most companies only have portions of their infrastructure in the cloud, the number using cloud services for mission-critical applications is...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 9, 2019 | Workplace 2020
Currently completing an international MBA with a specialisation in Design Thinking principles, chairperson and co-founder of Ole!Connect Deseré Orrill looks at the South African job market’s response to digitalisation. It goes without saying that digital...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 8, 2019 | Security and Legal
Huawei recently released a white paper on innovation and intellectual property (IP), and warned against the issue being politicised. Speaking at a press conference at the company’s headquarters, Song Liuping, Huawei’s chief legal officer, said that IP is the...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 8, 2019 | Security and Legal
The scope and magnitude of United Nations peacekeeping operations, and the logistics challenges of supporting 100 000 peacekeepers in operations around the world, were highlighted in a riveting and award-winning presentation at the recent SAPICS Conference in Cape...
