by Kathy Gibson | Oct 14, 2019 | Trends and Analysis
Global uncertainties and tensions are escalating and affecting trade in every region. We see rising protectionism, while multilateral cooperation – including through the World Trade Organisation – is increasingly under threat. By Patricia Scotland,...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 14, 2019 | Trends and Analysis
“It’s not personal, Sonny. It’s strictly business.” This famous line by Michael Corleone in The Godfather, a bona fide Francis Ford Coppola movie classic, has raised more disputes than the Don has ordered hits about whether it’s really possible to keep...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 5, 2019 | Featured Story, Trends and Analysis
As more and more of this coming generation complete formal education and take up jobs, millennials are dramatically changing the nature of the modern workforce. By as early as 2025, as much as 75% of the global workforce could be millennials and they will bring a...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 5, 2019 | Trends and Analysis
Twenty years ago, with the release of 802.11b, WiFi began its conquest of the world networking scene in earnest. WiFi can easily be called out as one of the most popular technologies of the last two decades. Just as mobile telephony and mobile internet, it has become...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 5, 2019 | Trends and Analysis
Intel has announced that an 8-million-neuron neuromorphic system comprising 64 Loihi research chips — codenamed Pohoiki Beach — is now available to the broader research community. With Pohoiki Beach, researchers can experiment with Intel’s brain-inspired research...
by Kathy Gibson | Oct 5, 2019 | Trends and Analysis
It’s estimated that SMEs make up 91% of formalised businesses in South Africa, provide employment to about 60% of the labour force, and their total economic output accounts for roughly 34% of the country’s GDP. But the reality is that the overwhelming majority of...
