by Kathy Gibson | Jul 17, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
By now we have all become “experts” on virtual meetings, whether they are taking place on Zoom, MS Teams or whichever platform your organisation may be using. “But the question is, are we all being as effective in these meetings as we would be if they were...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 17, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
The disruptions forced on society and businesses in the past few months may well have upended business practises as we know them, but their impacts are likely to be felt by governments and business well into the future. While this may be unsettling at first glance,...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 17, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
While theft of physical possessions, such as passports, bags and wallets may be our biggest concerns, the threat of cyber theft is quickly becoming more likely – and with potentially bigger losses than just a missing suitcase. By Doros Hadjizenonos, regional sales...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 17, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
As South Africa braces itself to reach the peak in the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic, Government statistics have shown that the country could reach 400 000 infections soon. While lockdown conditions may have been eased to level 3 for now, South Africa, and...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 17, 2020 | Features
Value-added distributor Westcon-Comstor Sub-Saharan Africa has announced the availability of Secure Cloud Architecture from multi-cloud application services provider F5. The solutions within the secure cloud architecture portfolio are designed to provide organisations...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 17, 2020 | Features
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...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 17, 2020 | Features
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...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 17, 2020 | Features
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...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 17, 2020 | Features
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...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 17, 2020 | Featured Story, Features
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...
