by Dianne Bayley | Nov 23, 2021 | Sustainability
For most organisations operating on the African continent, the past 18 months have forced unprecedented change in how they operate at every level of their business. From dealing with the initial impact of the pandemic, subsequent lockdowns and enabling a hybrid...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 23, 2021 | Innovation
Mark Twain reportedly once said: “Never make predictions, especially about the future.” The world of technology is awash with predictions, and these excite and scare us in equal measure, writes Tim Wood, Executive Head – IS & IT at Vox. Some predictions have...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 22, 2021 | Sustainability
In partnership with The Emissions Capture Company, Nestlé has successfully piloted leading machine learning-based technology in Babelegi, at industrial scale, to deliver significant Scope 1 emission reductions, and wastewater recycling Nestlé East and Southern Africa...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 18, 2021 | Innovation
Imagine beaming light from a fibre-connected suburban home to a 3D-printed wireless communication system to a school in an informal settlement across the road, providing learners with instant high-speed, reliable internet access.rural,Africa,SouthAfrica This is how...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 18, 2021 | Sustainability
The COVID-19 pandemic, climate change and other urgent challenges clearly demonstrate the need for greater resilience and sustained development outcomes in Africa’s economies and societies, writes Jon Williams, International Development and Cities & Urbanisation...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 17, 2021 | Workplace 2020
As some countries open up due to successful vaccination programmes, and others deal with new COVID-19 variants, many businesses are making plans for their employees to return to the office in 2022 – at least part of the time, writes Marius Burger, Head of IT...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 17, 2021 | Sustainability
While the African market is by no means homogenous, there are certain common challenges faced across the region that make data management a challenging prospect, notes Gerhard Fourie, Channel Lead at Commvault Africa. This includes access to technology and hardware,...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 17, 2021 | Workplace 2020
Most Small, Micro and Medium Enterprises (SMMEs) aspire to grow and some even have ambitions of eventually becoming large profitable organisations – but this is not easy and many small businesses ultimately fail to scale, writes Hepsy Mkhungo, CEO of One Linkage....
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 16, 2021 | Innovation
A few months ago, intellectual property officials in South Africa became the first in the world to award a patent that names an artificial intelligence as the inventor of the product, writes Scott Zoldi, Chief Analytics Officer at FICO. The moment was a triumph for...
by Dianne Bayley | Nov 16, 2021 | Sustainability
There is absolutely no doubt that South Africa is in the midst of a major unemployment crisis. The latest stats show that the official unemployment rate is 34.4%, a record high. The expanded unemployment figure, which includes discouraged job seekers, sits at an even...
