by Dianne Bayley | Aug 26, 2021 | Innovation
South Africa requires creative and innovative solutions to put the economy back on a sustainable financial path, Raymond Obermeyer, Managing Director at SEW-EURODRIVE South Africa writes. Structural reforms are needed to enable a more business-friendly environment...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 24, 2021 | Workplace 2020
It is becoming increasingly more common to see women in information technology (IT) teams, leading divisions and running entire regions for multinational IT companies, says Veeam’s Senior Manager of Channel and Alliances in Africa, adding that while the industry has...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
Issues around gender inequality and social injustices affect us all because of the interconnectedness of human beings, and are consequences of the decisions made by previous generations. This is the opinion of Oscar-winning and globally acclaimed, South African-born...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 23, 2021 | Workplace 2020
The dawn of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) was always going to be fraught with challenges, but nobody could have predicted the massively disruptive event that was the Covid-19 pandemic, writes Sarthak Rohal, VP – IT services at AlphaCodes. The world was...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 22, 2021 | Innovation
Amid the hype around artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML), it is easy for businesses to fall into the trap that technology is a panacea to solve complex business problems. The truth is more nuanced, say two leading executives in the unified...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 22, 2021 | Security and Legal
As South Africa recently celebrated Women’s Month and the significant contribution women make in every sector of society, the fight for equal rights, economic empowerment, and freedom from violence rightfully remain in the spotlight-and not just in August. According...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 20, 2021 | Workplace 2020
Women’s Day, celebrated on 9 August, marks the day that over 20,000 women marched to the Union Buildings in 1956, to protest the “Pass Law” that inhibited the freedom of movement of South African citizens who were defined as “black’’, writes Monique Watson, Dell...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 18, 2021 | Security and Legal
The recent gazetting of amendments to Schedule 2 of the Electricity Regulation Act (ERA) of 2006, which will increase the licensing threshold for embedded generation projects from 1 MW to 100 MW, is not only good news for South Africa’s biggest energy users. It will...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 16, 2021 | Sustainability
With sustainability at the heart of its business, Hitachi ABB Power Grids is committed to accelerating South Africa’s energy transition towards a carbon-neutral future, writes Malvin Naicker, MD, Hitachi ABB Power Grids. The government’s announcement of an...
by Dianne Bayley | Aug 16, 2021 | Workplace 2020
As South Africa navigates the third wave, the nation is once again beset by the economic impact of COVID-19. A sluggish economy, job losses and record high levels of unemployment have set many South Africans on the entrepreneurial path of self-employment or looking to...
