by Kathy Gibson | Jul 10, 2020 | Features
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...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 10, 2020 | Features
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...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 10, 2020 | Features
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...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 10, 2020 | Features
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...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 10, 2020 | Features
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)...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 10, 2020 | Features
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...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 10, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
By Kathy Gibson – The next stage in technology growth will come from Africa. Comprising one-sixth of the earth’s surface and a youthful population of 1,2-billion people, Africa is ideally poised as the next growth hotspot for the tech industry. But for many...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 10, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
When we published Accenture’s 2020 Technology Vision trends report in February, Covid-19 was not yet a global pandemic. Now, everything has changed, writes Willie Schoeman, MD of Accenture Technology in Africa. This pandemic is the greatest challenge the world has...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 10, 2020 | Featured Story, Features
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 &...
by Kathy Gibson | Jul 10, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
Over recent months the Covid-19 pandemic has shown that as humans we are all connected. There are also parallels with the climate emergency we are facing: both require a global response, long-term thinking, and businesses to play their part. By Robin Fisher, senior...
