by Dianne Bayley | Aug 15, 2022 | Sustainability
Eskom has announced the start of loadshedding again and the reality of ongoing blackouts remains ever-present for South Africans. Households and businesses, in particular smaller businesses who do not have the luxury of large generators in an office or warehouse...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 12, 2022 | Innovation
Of all the technologies to have emerged in recent decades, one has impacted a surprising number of industries: Drones. While still in their infancy relative to other emerging technologies, Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are fast finding use in construction,...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 11, 2022 | Innovation
Real-time data and artificial intelligence (AI) have made it possible to deliver curated content, services and products designed for individual customers, but many banks are unable or unwilling to embrace the opportunity offered by hyper-personalisation.There is no...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 10, 2022 | Sustainability
Unprecedented headwinds over the past two years – pandemic, war, labour and supply chain challenges, inflation – are making it much more expensive to run a business, writes Zuko Mdwaba, Area Vice President, Salesforce South Africa. Under pressure to reduce...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 9, 2022 | Innovation
Cell C’s financial complexities and rollercoaster-style ups and downs have been part of South African conversations for years. Now, however, as the embattled telco enters the last half of 2022, strategic moves and smart decisions have shifted the company’s axis....
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 8, 2022 | Sustainability
South Africa is currently experiencing a massive shortage of ICT skills, notes Frik van der Westhuizen, CEO of EQPlus. According to recent research, the country lacks at least 70 000 ICT professionals which is further exacerbated by the declining number of graduates....
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 8, 2022 | Featured Articles
If you have a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. Cybersecurity has a similar issue: every problem can appear as an isolated situation requiring a point solution. Yet this approach devalues cybersecurity investments considerably and leaves a lot of money on the...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 7, 2022 | Sustainability
Like many other essential industries, Food and Beverage (F&B) is moving towards a digitised approach to among others optimise supply chain data collection, visibility and (importantly) traceability to give customers more transparency and build more sustainable and...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 5, 2022 | Workplace 2020
Calls for a four-day work week in the South African context may be premature. Employers have so far been quietly cautious about the subject, but as with most examples of radical change, implementation will be the ultimate test. It seems that experts agree that five...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 3, 2022 | Workplace 2020
What you don’t measure, you don’t achieve., writes Khethiwe Nkuna, Executive: Responsible Business for Accenture Africa. It is the reality in just about every organisation. However, despite the progress in gender equality over the years, issues of gender mainstreaming...
