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Automated paint detection improves Ford quality

Jul 17, 2020

Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa’s continued investment in its Silverton assembly plant in Pretoria has unlocked significant increases in its production volumes, with the Ford Ranger pickup exported to over 100 global markets, and the seven-seater Everest SUV...

How Covid-19 is accelerating banking changes

Jul 17, 2020

By Kathy Gibson – The world of money and finance has changed rapidly with the spread of the novel coronavirus. Liao Yong, vice president of Huawei Southern Africa Region, told delegates to the Huawei Sub-Saharan Africa Financial Services Industry Online Summit...

New standards will boost IoT functionality

Jul 17, 2020

Enabling medical equipment to accurately record the time of diagnostic readings, making it easier to locate connected devices and speeding up the time it takes to develop new apps are just some of the new features to be unveiled as part of the fourth set of...

AI will separate banking winners from losers

Jul 17, 2020

Artificial intelligence (AI) will separate winning banks from losers, say 77% of banking executives surveyed during the Covid-19 pandemic. They believe Covid-19 will intensify the use of AI, making effective governance more urgent, according to an Economist...

Economy shows first glimmers of recovery

Jul 17, 2020

The BankservAfrica Economic Transaction Index (BETI) for June 2020 showed the biggest one-month bounce-back on record, providing the first strongest indication of an economic recovery since the start of the Covid-19 lockdown. However, the organisation cautions that...

Fujitsu supercomputer will explore origins of the universe

Jul 17, 2020

Researchers at the University of Regensburg in Germany are extending their exploration of the origins of the universe boosted by a new Fujitsu supercomputer, the PrimeHPC FX700 underpinned by the new Arm-based Fujitsu A64FX processor. The university’s QPace4 (QCD...

Roboteur simplifies robotic process automation

Jul 10, 2020

By Kathy Gibson – As the world of work undergoes fundamental shifts, we are starting to realise that it’s not necessary for a worker to perform every process – at any rate, not a human worker. The idea that computers are just as capable of performing certain...

The rise of the modern data centre

Jul 10, 2020

Over the past 15 years, IT has worked in a pretty predictable manner. By Ossama El Samadoni, senior director: sales for Middle East, Russia, Africa and Turkey at Dell Technologies In order to automate critical business processes, companies have been implementing...

4IR demands a reskilled workforce

Jul 10, 2020

While automation and digital technologies are disrupting the workplace as we traditionally know it, it has become imperative for organisations to start reskilling their workforce. By Garsen Naidu, country manager of Cisco South Africa Automation and artificial...

African brands need to drive a purpose-led response to Covid-19

Jul 10, 2020

Given the sheer scale of the Covid-19 pandemic and the potential devastating impact of human life and economies on the African continent, it is time for brands to step up and practice what they preach. By Andisa Ntsubane, head of strategy at Old Mutual Brands need to...

Decline of global remittances puts rural families at risk

Jul 10, 2020

The economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has led to the loss of millions of jobs in the developed and developing world. By Pedro de Vasconcelos, head of the financing facility for remittances at the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)...

Sourcing executives in a Covid-stricken Africa

Jul 10, 2020

In South Africa, we use the term “ubuntu”. It doesn’t just apply to business but every aspect of life. It is a social contract based on the philosophy that if my community thrives, I thrive. By Bafana Kubheka, an executive search consultant at Signium Africa Other...

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