By: Charles Stride After the last election I gave a talk titled “The unexploded, unemployment time bomb” and one of the many reasons therefor, is the continued escalation of Eskom tariff’s, set by... 

By: the Industry, for the Industry Now in their fifth year, these awards celebrate the critical role that supply chains play in driving business growth, resilience and competitiveness, as well as... 

By: Ciska Kruger South Africa stands at a rare moment where infrastructure development, climate leadership, and inclusive growth can converge into a single practical national project. A national... 

Across Africa, we find ourselves in a familiar and frustrating situation. Large global corporations are eager to access our markets and benefit from our resources yet many show little commitment to... 

By: Prof Vally Padayachee In today's world, characterised by an urgent need for sustainable electrical energy solutions, understanding the fundamental concepts of electrical energy intensity,... 

By: Avinash Gupta - Head of COE (Centre of Excellence) at In2IT Technologies Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) is no longer an IT choice; it’s the operating system of business itself.  From Salesforce... 

By: Kgomotso Lebele - Country Managing Director, Accenture South Africa Kgomotso Lebele, Country Managing Director for Accenture in South Africa, believes progress is built on resilience, not only... 

By: Johan Coetzee - Strategy and Consulting lead for Resources at Accenture, Africa Africa’s mining sector is stepping into a new era, driven by the accelerating pace of digital transformation.... 

By: Murray Crow - Managing Director, Kwikot The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) announced on the 8th of February what many South Africans have long feared. South Africans are once... 

By: Clinton Cohen - CEO, iContact BPO Customer experience outsourcing is entering a new era. For years, the industry was measured by scale: seat counts, headcount, and cost-per-contact. Those... 

By: Peter Armitage - CEO/Co-Chief Investment Officer, and Peter Little, Fund Management, Anchor Capital The market was left stunned as the Magnificent Seven or Big 7 tech giants (Alphabet, Amazon,... 

Cross-border payments platform Verto has called on South African and African businesses to accelerate their transition toward a "post-AGOA" trade strategy following President Donald Trump’s signing... 

By: Tebogo Maphothoma - Executive: Operations and Enablement Absa Vehicle Asset Finance and Zinzile Gcaleka, Executive: Strategy and Customer, Absa Insurance While still a relatively nascent... 

In the global discourse on climate change, the transition to sustainable power is often reduced to a simple formula: “replace fossil fuels with renewables.” However, for those responsible for the... 

By Naseema Ephraim, Employee Benefits Operations Director at financial consultancy ASI Financial Services Before the shift siren sounds, many miners have already been awake for hours. Long... 

By: Boland Lithebe - Security lead for Accenture, South Africa Cybersecurity has shifted decisively from an IT concern to a core business risk, and South African organisations are feeling this... 

By: Irma Pienaar - Chief Operations Officer at Mulilo South Africa’s renewable energy industry is rapidly emerging as a key driver of economic growth and job creation, offering a wide range of... 

By: Reo Botes - Managing Executive at Essential Employee Benefits Many South African employees, particularly those in lower income brackets, are excluded from benefits like critical illness cover... 

By: Cohen Appanah Artificial intelligence has moved from “interesting” to “inevitable”. For South African industry, the question is no longer whether AI will matter, but how quickly it will reshape... 

By: Vignesh Subramani - Interim Managing Executive of SME Business at Absa Business Banking South Africa heads into 2026 on firmer economic footing than in recent years, with a steadier macro... 

By: Varaidzo Mureriwa - Managing Director within the Health & Public Service business at Accenture, Africa Artificial intelligence has rapidly shifted from a distant technological aspiration to a... 

By: David McDonald - CEO at SolarAfrica  If you ever find yourself sitting around a C-suite industry dinner table, you’ll soon notice that since the recent-ish abolition of loadshedding (long may... 

By: Nishandra Baijnath - Systems Architect, Digital Automation at Schneider Electric Utilities and municipalities are facing a pivotal challenge as the country’s legacy power grid – engineered for... 

By: Jan Venter, CEO - Southern African Plastic Pipe Manufacturers Association (SAPPMA) As South Africa prepares for Water Month taking place in March, the national conversation rightly focuses on... 

By Kobus Vermeulen, Direct Sales Executive, Process Automation at Schneider Electric In the world of industrial automation, the spotlight has recently shifted from traditional turbomachinery to the... 

By: Nelson Teixeira - MD Operations Sub-Saharan Africa 20 January 2026: South Africa and the African continent are standing at a defining moment, as global trade patterns shift and digital commerce... 

By Elijah Daniel, Country Sales Director, Process Automation & Software, English-speaking Africa at Schneider Electric Today, just over 60% of Nigerians have access to grid-connected electricity,... 

By: Roelof van den Berg - CEO of the Gap Infrastructure Corporation (GIC) The difference between short-lived entrepreneurs and those who build institutions that last is simplicity – applying their... 

By: Rhys Evans - Managing Director at ALCO-Safe (Virtual Showroom) South Africa has one of the highest levels of alcohol consumption per capita in the world, and our government has long used sin... 

By Glenn Kerkhoff Data has become the backbone of modern industrial performance because it enables continuous optimisation, advanced automation and resilient decision-making. In mining, the growth... 

The year 2025 proved to be a challenging year for the logistics and supply chain sector, where resilience and agility became essential for business survival. As we enter a new year against the... 

Introducing NowNow, the ultimate AI assistant for South African business owners. The first AI trained on local South Africa data and information that can answer questions about the South African... 

By: Kobus van Niekerk The Insurance Industry stands on the brink of substantial growth in the Electronic Equipment Insurance market. 

By: Clement Kgatla - Responsible Pharmacist, Bidvest International Logistics   Across Africa, I have seen how the ability to deliver safe and effective medicines depends on one critical factor:... 

By: Adesina Gbadebo - Power & Grid Segment, West Africa and Funmi Adepegba, Key Account Manager, Property Developers & Contractors: Buildings at Schneider Electric For decades, the modernisation of... 

By: Mervyn Naidoo - CEO of ACTOM South Africa’s procurement mindset must urgently evolve from transactional buying to strategic, long-term procurement if we are to achieve meaningful... 

By: Nishandra Baijnath - Systems Architect, Digital Automation at Schneider Electric Digital twins’ reputation precedes, and with good reason. It is a highly effective tool that offers real-world... 

By:Nelson Teixeira - managing director of operations for Sub-Saharan Africa at FedEx Businesses that rely on the movement of goods are preparing for yet another year of transformative change....