by Kathy Gibson | Sep 14, 2019 | Trends and Analysis
Making it easier for consumers to pay their municipal bills could transform revenue collections for South Africa’s struggling metros and municipalities, bringing in much-needed funds to improve service delivery in the process. Thomas Pays, the CEO of South African...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 14, 2019 | Trends and Analysis
Gender equality is one of the 17 goals identified by the United Nations (UN) as critical in creating a sustainable future. By Saurabh Kumar, CEO at In2IT Technologies South Africa The UN aims for its Sustainable Development Goals to be realised by 2030. The reality,...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 14, 2019 | Thought Leadership
Is this Africa’s Century, as President Cyril Ramaphosa said at the recent WEF on Africa gathering? By Doug Woolley, GM of Dell Technologies South Africa I believe it is – the event made solid headway in charting a course forward for African-centric solutions to...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 14, 2019 | Thought Leadership
Why do we stop at traffic lights? By Ayanda Kotobe, finance director at RS Components It’s not because we are naturally attuned to seeing red as the order to stop. If that were the case, red dresses and apples wouldn’t be as popular as they are. Red catches our...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 14, 2019 | Thought Leadership
While technology certainly plays a role, transformation is the key word. By Vusa Nyathi, senior project manager at T-Systems South Africa Transformation changes the way businesses work, both internally and externally. An exclusive focus on the customer experience is...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 14, 2019 | Trends and Analysis
Today’s surveillance systems are no longer just about monitoring, but more so the intelligence that sits on the camera and what businesses can do with that information proactively, says Kevin Padayachee, product manager for surveillance at Rectron. Video surveillance...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 14, 2019 | Thought Leadership
Toy Story 2 almost didn’t happen. By Chris de Bruyn, operations director at Gabsten Technologies Somewhere during the 3D animated movie’s production, an administrator accidentally destroyed all of the movie’s data assets, including the meticulously crafted...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 14, 2019 | Trends and Analysis
The global market for Technical Consumer Goods (TCG), excluding North America, remained static to deliver a total market value of €1.01-trillion. GfK expects TCG global sales growth rate of -0.2 percent for the full year 2019. However, the significance of experiences...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 14, 2019 | Thought Leadership
If you’re not digitally connected, are you even in business? That’s the question facing practically every business in South Africa right now, from large enterprises down to micro-businesses working from converted garages. By Shelley Brown, channel sales manager at...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 14, 2019 | Features
Following the Constitutional Court’s Prince judgment, cannabis use, possession and cultivation in South Africa has been decriminalised with adult persons now permitted to use, possess and cultivate cannabis in a private place for personal consumption. By Lizle...
