by Dianne Bayley | Feb 17, 2021 | Security and Legal
Testimony at the Zondo Commission relating to the prepayment of R1.68 billion to Tegeta, a company owned by the Gupta family, provoked strong words from Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo. Dr Simo Lushaba, Facilitator of Director Development Programmes at the...
by Dianne Bayley | Feb 17, 2021 | Innovation
During the COVID-19 pandemic, property stocks in general took a significant hit, where retail and commercial office space – and even some industrial property holdings – were affected. In contrast, lower-income affordable housing – and inner-city housing in particular...
by Dianne Bayley | Feb 17, 2021 | Sustainability
IT-Online’s Kathy Gibson reports – Eskom is attempting to pivot its business in line with global energy trends while simultaneously pulling itself back from the brink after years of poor management and maintenance – all while splitting into three operating...
by Dianne Bayley | Feb 17, 2021 | Sustainability
We are in the midst of several crises. A health crisis, an economic crisis, a climate crisis, and a crisis of trust, writes Robin Fisher, senior area vice president, Salesforce . According to Edelman’s 2021 Trust Barometer, trust in government, NGOs and media...
by Dianne Bayley | Feb 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
Since March 2020, 70% of consumers have reported making changes in their living environment due to spending more time at home during the pandemic, and more than half (51%) have reported purchasing at least one smart device during that period. According to a study from...
by Dianne Bayley | Feb 16, 2021 | Sustainability
Most companies today understand the need for digital transformation, but it can be all too easy to mistake digital transformation for simply adopting and implementing technology, writes Greg Gatherer, Account Manager, Liferay. Additionally, legacy back-end systems...
by Dianne Bayley | Feb 16, 2021 | Innovation
The mobile revolution in Africa has had a powerful impact on job creation and community development, writes Leona Mentz, Regional Operations Manager, Asia, Middle East and Africa at BT. Now, off the back of this technological leap forward, countries are beginning to...
by Dianne Bayley | Feb 15, 2021 | Workplace 2020
Now, more than ever, companies are looking for ways to help ensure their work environments better reflect the needs of the modern employee in the ‘new normal’. Ian McAlister, General Manager at CRS Technologies, says a critical component of this is for human resources...
by Dianne Bayley | Feb 15, 2021 | Featured Articles
As the number of consumers transacting online rapidly grows in lockdown economies, bad actors have followed the money, with a spike in online fraud. Speaking at a global payments roundtable on digital fraud, Entersekt CEO, Schalk Nolte looks at how involving the...
by Dianne Bayley | Feb 14, 2021 | Internet of Things
COVID-19 has highlighted underlying vulnerabilities that undermine South African citizens’ quality of life, writes Tijs van den Brink of Royal HaskoningDHV. These include growing inequality, limited and/or aging infrastructure, and a shortage of public...
