by Dianne Bayley | Apr 29, 2022 | Sustainability
Supply chain localisation could spell significant benefits for the South African economy, driving the development of Small, Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMMEs) – a sector that is central to the country’s economic recovery, writes Hepsy Mkhungo, CEO and co-founder of...
by Dianne Bayley | Apr 29, 2022 | Workplace 2020
The pandemic accelerated an already-accelerating rate of digital transformation, forcing more people to work remotely than ever before. As a result, there has never been a greater global demand for professionals, particularly those with advanced digital skills, notes...
by Dianne Bayley | Apr 28, 2022 | Workplace 2020
Over the past two years, Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and senior IT executives have largely focused their efforts on digital transformation, notes Orediretse Molebaloa, Regional Sales Engineering Manager at Infobip – Africa .This is mostly because COVID-19 forced...
by Dianne Bayley | Apr 28, 2022 | Sustainability
Enterprise and Supplier Development (ESD) in rural and peri-urban areas has largely been under-prioritised, writes Mpopi Khupe, Executive Director at Zevoli Growth Partners. With most corporate ESD initiatives focusing on SMMEs in close proximity to metropolitan hubs,...
by Dianne Bayley | Apr 20, 2022 | Innovation
The Ericsson 2021 Mobility Report forecasts that by 2027 there will be over 30 billion Internet of Things (IoT) connected devices in use globally, writes Dr Dawie de Wet (Pr. Eng. M.Sc. Eng.) – Group CEO of Q-KON and Chief Engineer for Twoobii. Previously, Ericsson...
by Kathy Gibson | Apr 20, 2022 | Features
Sustainability is emerging as the most critical imperative for companies the world over. The latest UN Report on climate change indicates that harmful carbon emissions from 2010-2019 have never been higher in human history. The study points to these findings as proof...
by Dianne Bayley | Apr 18, 2022 | Innovation
Although many retailers have successfully implemented omnichannel services like same-day shipping, in-store pickup or home delivery, research shows that only a third of retail executives said this was a regular service, while 62% said it was just for the 2021 holiday...
by Dianne Bayley | Apr 17, 2022 | Security and Legal
Let’s be clear, writes Johan Botes, Partner and Head of the Employment & Compensation Practice, Baker McKenzie Johannesburg, an employee would certainly have been dismissed for misconduct in most jurisdictions for slapping the presenter of an award show, or...
by Dianne Bayley | Apr 17, 2022 | Security and Legal
Traditional cyber threat intelligence (CTI) provides information on threat actors targeting IT or OT but often only addresses edge device security during the deployment of highly specialised systems, nores Boland Lithebe, Security Lead at Accenture Africa. Accenture...
by Dianne Bayley | Apr 17, 2022 | Sustainability
Technology has always been a significant disruptor in the manufacturing sector, and as the rapid acceleration of digitalisation continues, the fourth industrial revolution (4IR) is once again changing the game, writes Daniel Orelowitz, MD of Training Force. Robotics...
