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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...

Lessons from the lockdown …

Jul 10, 2020

With most companies in South Africa now permitted to operate under the alert level 3 of the lockdown, many of us are feeling less anxious, with a sense that life is returning to a new type of normal. By Johan Botes, partner and head of the employment &...

The disconnected continent …

Jul 3, 2020

The world has been caught off guard. The pandemic is in every conversation, sits at every board room table (video conference), and defines how continent and country look to an uncertain future. According to Sabelo Dlamini, senior research and Consulting Manager at...

Questions raised on SARS resource utilisation

Jul 3, 2020

On 23 June 2020, Judge Bernard Ngoepe released the Tax Ombud’s long-awaited second report on the investigation on systemic issues at SARS. The report, which is probably the Ombud’s best to date, will be immensely insightful to the SARS Commissioner, but equally...

Secure SMEs as cyber-attacks surge

Jul 3, 2020

Cybersecurity is more important than ever, as hacks and attacks surge following the mass migration to remote working. South Africa is coming to terms with a stint of longer-term social distancing measures and as the workforce adapts to the home office, the scale of...

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