by Dianne Bayley | Mar 25, 2022 | Workplace 2020
SARS announced in February 2020 that it was taking the first steps towards becoming a future revenue authority informed by data-driven insights, self-learning computers, AI and interconnectivity between people and devices, writes Joon Chong, Partner at Webber Wentzel....
by Dianne Bayley | Mar 25, 2022 | Workplace 2020
Accenture in Africa CEO, Vukani Mngxati, says mental health consequences need to be taken more seriously.Conventional wisdom suggests that leaders need to be constantly front and centre, on the field and in the thick of the action. That notion of course has changed in...
by Dianne Bayley | Mar 23, 2022 | Security and Legal
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced numerous businesses to adapt to remote working. The trend does not just affect huge companies, but small businesses too. To support a successful transition to remote working, it is important to have the right tools in place. “As more...
by Dianne Bayley | Mar 23, 2022 | Workplace 2020
Most businesses today understand, at some level, that seamless internal collaboration is key to business success, writes By Andrew Bourne, Regional Manager – Africa, Zoho Corp. Research shows that high levels of collaboration result in more engaged employees,...
by Dianne Bayley | Mar 23, 2022 | Sustainability
The recently concluded fourth edition of Africa Tech Summit held in Nairobi was a major eye-opener, given the rich menu of presentations and networking opportunities it offered, notes Angel Jones CEO, Homecoming Revolution Group. The summit, held under three tracks...
by Dianne Bayley | Mar 16, 2022 | Innovation
Construction projects are becoming increasingly complex and as such, difficult to coordinate. This can make it difficult for role players to agree on project fundamentals, which can lead to mistrust and disputes among participants. Enter blockchain technology, an...
by Dianne Bayley | Mar 16, 2022 | Sustainability
Hitachi Energy has won an order from Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG), Germany’s biggest municipal public transportation company, to supply its Grid-eMotion Fleet smart charging infrastructure to help BVG transition to sustainable mobility in Berlin, the country’s...
by Dianne Bayley | Mar 16, 2022 | Innovation
Heralded as the next frontier of the Internet, the metaverse is the vision of a persistent 3D virtual world where we can explore and interact with others as avatars, whether for work or entertainment, using virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) headsets,...
by Dianne Bayley | Mar 16, 2022 | Workplace 2020
If a business wants to become truly data-driven, then its employees need to be equipped to understand and work with data as well as have meaningful conversations around that data. In short, they need to be data literate. And it’s the role of the business leaders,...
by Dianne Bayley | Mar 15, 2022 | Workplace 2020
South Africa’s unemployment statistics are wrenching, with the recent news of unemployment soaring to just shy of 35%, and to almost 47% if you look at the expanded definition – this includes South Africans who have simply given up looking for a job. Youth...
