by Dianne Bayley | Feb 9, 2021 | Workplace 2020
Businesses are only as healthy as the people that run them, writes Donna Kimmel, Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer at Citrix And many of us are ailing… Do you remember when the corporate well-being conversation was about providing fitness...
by admin | Feb 8, 2021 | Past Editions
CoCre8 Technology Solutions made its debut in the African ICT world just less than one year ago. But it’s not a startup in the traditional sense of the word, having a long and proud history on the continent as Fujitsu South Africa. With a wealth of skills, resources...
by Dianne Bayley | Feb 8, 2021 | Workplace 2020
As businesses look to overcome the challenges of 2020, they’ll have a number of goals in mind, says Andrew Bourne, Region Manager, Africa, Zoho Corporation. For some, it will be about survival while others will work towards rebuilding and reversing any losses they...
by Dianne Bayley | Feb 8, 2021 | Innovation
A teenage scientist from Botshabelo in the Free State, with dreams of being an astrophysicist, has won one of the prestigious awards at the 2021 Taiwan International Science Fair (TISF). Thabo Maliea, 18, who competed virtually in the fair via Eskom Expo, captivated...
by Dianne Bayley | Feb 8, 2021 | Sustainability
There is no disputing the importance of technology for an insurer, notes Lee Kuyper, Deputy CEO at SilverBridge Holdings. But while delivering to changing customer and channel expectations takes priority, they must accelerate modernisation and digitalisation...
by Dianne Bayley | Feb 3, 2021 | Sustainability
If the lockdown has delivered one lesson to small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) it is that to be sustainable and succeed requires that the business has digital capabilities, writes Simpli Connect’s CEO Farhad Suleman. The lockdown imposed by the South...
by Dianne Bayley | Feb 3, 2021 | Innovation
In its quest to establish a brain-computer interface, Elon Musk says his company Neuralink has successfully implanted a device into a monkey’s brain. The billionaire told private social app Clubhouse that Neuralink has a implanted a wireless device into a monkey’s...
by Dianne Bayley | Feb 2, 2021 | Sustainability
Impersonal digital bank transactions via online and mobile channels have accelerated during the Covid-19 pandemic, causing a deeper ongoing erosion of consumer trust in banks. This is according to a new report by Accenture, which indicates that banks must earn...
by Dianne Bayley | Feb 2, 2021 | Innovation
The beginning of a new year is a popular time to make changes, notes Colin Timmis, General Country Manager and professional accountant, Xero South Africa. Local small businesses are living through the toughest crisis in a generation, so building a plan has...
by Dianne Bayley | Feb 2, 2021 | Innovation
Around the globe, companies have come to realise that the things most likely to set them apart from their competitors aren’t product or price, but the experiences they provide to customers, writes Ndagi Job Goshi, GM Liferay Africa. Thanks to the ubiquity of consumer...
