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...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 14, 2019 | news
Africa not only has talent but its open for business. That’s the message being conveyed to the world by the Ndlovu Youth Choir via its https://choir.africa/ online platform. “We congratulate the Ndlovu Youth Choir for representing the promise of the Bright Continent...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 14, 2019 | news
The business impact of blockchain will be transformational across most industries within five to 10 years, according to the 2019 Gartner Hype Cycle for Blockchain Business. “Even though they are still uncertain of the impact blockchain will have on their businesses,...
by Kathy Gibson | Sep 14, 2019 | news
Treasury’s economic policy paper has failed to spark enthusiasm, write Lullu Krugel, PwC Strategy & Chief Economist for Africa, and Dr Christie Viljoen, PwC Strategy & Economist. The Bureau for Economic Research (BER) reported on September 11 that South...
