by Kathy Gibson | Mar 20, 2019 | Featured Articles
Imagine if all South Africa’s unrecycled plastic waste, at 1 100 000 million tons per year, could create thousands of jobs, clean our environment and help build our houses, hospitals, schools and roads. Don Thompson, the CEO of The Center of Regenerative Design and...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 19, 2019 | Workplace 2020
In line with this year’s theme for International Women’s Day, “Balance for Better,” global human resources consulting firm, Mercer is committed to creating a balanced approach that caters to the health, wealth and careers of both male and...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 19, 2019 | Sustainability
By Marleze van Loggerenberg, Head of Business Development: Africa, Wipro Limited The rise of the prosumer – a trend that has been gathering momentum in Europe in recent times – could well be the answer to a multitude of challenges faced by the power utilities in...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 19, 2019 | Internet of Things
The Internet of Things (IoT) is a wave that impacts all “verticals” and “horizontals” of the digital evolution and organisations who deliver design and manufacturing services in this hazy matrix are not spared the change. It is being ignited by the tsunami of...
by Dianne Bayley | Mar 19, 2019 | Workplace 2020
By Patrick Maphopha, Technology Evangelist at NetApp South Africa Artificial intelligence (AI) will undoubtedly change the way we work and the way we do business – but let’s keep the hype to a minimum. Understanding that AI applications will lighten the load for...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 19, 2019 | Security and Legal
As the threat landscape continues to evolve rapidly, it now includes increasingly sophisticated, zero-day malware that traditional security approaches can no longer keep pace with. As a result, security researchers estimate that the cost of cybercrime will outpace...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 19, 2019 | Innovation
In a boost for South Africa’s ailing education system, business heavyweights are backing a plan to place a fully resourced e-learning tablet in the hands of one million of the poorest pupils within the next five years. Already MTN, Oxford University Press, Cambridge...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 13, 2019 | Security and Legal
By Aalia Manie, a Partner at Webber Wentzel and expert in technology related law and Intellectual Property Rapid advances in technology and artificial intelligence (AI) in the mining industry raise issues like data protection, intellectual property ownership and legal...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 13, 2019 | Fintech
By Seshree Govender, Associate at Webber Wentzel, specialist in financial services regulation The draft Conduct of Financial Institutions Bill was recently published. Once enacted, the Conduct of Financial Institutions (CoFI) Bill may become one of the first pieces of...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 13, 2019 | Security and Legal
Electronic signatures and digital signatures differ significantly. It is critical that organisations recognise the legal implications of the electronic signature and the risk of fraud, says Advocate Rian Schoeman, Etion Secure (Incorporating LAWtrust). Digitalisation...
