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By: Andrew Middleton - CEO of GoSolr While there have been fewer dark days in 2025, South Africans have progressed from finding creative ways to battle power outages to a new cycle of rising bills...
By: Ashburton Investments Anecdotally, the subjects of patriarchy, populism and politics seem to be making a comeback globally – potentially impacting the world of investing and introducing...
By: Bronwyn Timm - SOLA Group Business Development Manager South Africa’s energy landscape has dominated headlines for many years. Even with the respite in load shedding, there are pressing...
By: Pieter le Roux - Head of Cloud Technical and Pre-Sales at Altron Digital Business The familiar ping of a server response once defined business continuity. If the lights on the dashboard were...
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By: Sthembiso Dlamini - Acting Group CEO of the Gauteng Growth and Development Agency (GGDA) Tens of thousands of African business leaders, entrepreneurs, innovators, and investors gathered...
By: Mervyn Naidoo - Group CEO of ACTOM South Africa’s energy transition, as well as similar efforts by other countries around the world, is accelerating the demand for power transformers, as...
By: Ryan Boyes - Governance, Risk and Compliance Officer at Galix Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) is an essential part of sustainable business, helping organisations to manage risk, keep up...
By: Evershree Mathadeen - Channel Director, Secure Power at Schneider Electric Africa’s banking landscape continues to undergo some exciting change, fuelled by regulatory reform, population growth...
By: Christiaan Hattingh - Managing Director at AWPower If you’ve been following the solar market in South Africa this year, you’ve likely seen the headlines: residential demand for solar has slowed...
By: Richard von Moltke - General Manager at Static Power, a Division of Actom (Pty) Ltd Energy prices are rising worldwide, putting real pressure on businesses, especially those in energy-intensive...
By: Heidie-Mari Middel - Production Print Team Lead at Kyocera Document Solutions South Africa Heidie-Mari Middel believes the commercial printing industry is undergoing a profound transformation,...
By: Aslam Tajbhai - Head of Solutions at Data Management Professionals South Africa In today’s cloud environments, resilience goes beyond data backup. Focusing solely on data protection, without...
By: Allaster Sibanda - Digital Transformation Consultant, Industrial Software at Schneider Electric There is a race to capture the most value from digital and AI. And whilst many industries are...
By: Boland Lithebe - Security Lead for Accenture, Africa Artificial intelligence has become one of the most transformative forces shaping business today. From banks rolling out AI-driven fraud...
By: Kobus Vermeulen - Direct Sales Executive, Process Automation at Schneider Electric How do you keep pace with the relentless growth of technology innovation in a world that has become so...
By: Steven Lumley - technical manager, WearCheck (Virtual Showroom) Antioxidants is the next area of focus in the continuing discussion about oil additives, with condition monitoring specialist...
By: Thabang Byl - Buildings Segment Lead at Schneider Electric Retail and franchising are fast paced; a world where margins are tight and expectations sky-high. For those small-format retail...
In this opinion article, Professor Vally Padayachee argues that a South African Incorporated (SA Inc.) perspective holds tremendous potential for shaping the future of South Africa, by providing a...
By: Johan Potgieter - Cluster Industrial Software Lead at Schneider Electric Today’s industrial automation continues to evolve at a blistering speed which means traditional Distributed Control...
By: Grant Berndsen - CEO, Terra Firma Pressure on SA’s industrial sector is mounting: rising costs, tight margins, trade barriers, carbon taxes and global competition. Energy cost and availability...
By: Josiah Habwe - General Manager for Tanzania & Uganda, Energy Business at Schneider Electric Tanzania is entering a new energy era, and an exciting one at that. With the full...
By: Renai Moothilal - NAACAM CEO South Africa’s automotive industry stands at a pivotal moment. The engine of South African industrial growth, the sector is now grappling with a convergence of...
By: Hulisani Madala - a property and assets valuator at Aon South Africa When it comes to managing business risks, planning finances and getting the right insurance cover in place, knowing what...
By: Dr Jessica Hutchings - Head of Prevention at Rand Mutual Assurance The newly introduced 30% tariff on South African goods exported to the United States of America is a major cause for concern...
By: Andrés Diaz - Vice President, Power Systems, Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric South Africa like it peers across the globe is making some noteworthy stride in establishing an economy...
By: Paul Steyn, Project Manager Lead – Field Services, Schneider Electric Africa, often dubbed the ‘world’s mineral hub,’ holds 30% of the globe’s mineral resources and 19% of the reserves of...
By: Dr Ana Evangelista My commitment to sustainability in construction began in 2004, long before the term became a global priority. It started with a simple but urgent concern; the depletion of...
By: David Nightingale - Associate Director, Consulting, Supply Chain and Operations at EY Africa In a world where trade wars erupt overnight, geopolitical flashpoints like the ongoing Ukraine...
By: Johan Potgieter - Cluster Industrial Software Lead at Schneider Electric What is a humanoid? It is something that has a human-like appearance, therefore, a head, torso, arms, legs, thus...
By: Kobus van Zyl - Senior Agriculturalist at Omnia Agriculture Jeremy Clarkson has enjoyed a life of pushing boundaries, albeit behind the wheel of a fast car instead of an oversized farm vehicle...
Leon Kotze - Head of Agribusiness at Business & Commercial Banking, Africa Regions & Offshore Agriculture is undeniably the world’s most important industry. For Africa, it’s the bedrock of economic...
By: Kobus Vermeulen - Direct Sales Executive, Process Automation at Schneider Electric In a recent report by eThekwini Water and Sanitation (EWS), non-revenue water (NRW) accounts for 238,172...
By: Johan Potgieter - Cluster Industrial Software Lead at Schneider Electric The world of manufacturing is driven by automation, efficiency and digitisation. And now we have Generative AI (GenAI)...
By: Steven Lumley - technical manager, WearCheck (Virtual Showroom) The topic of oil additives is vast, and Steven Lumley - technical manager for WearCheck - continues the conversation around...
By: Dr Wongiwe Ludidi, Senior Manager - Talent, Learning and Culture, Sub-Saharan Africa The gender pay gap, stereotypes related to race and gender, imposter syndrome and unconscious bias are...
By: Wesgro CEO - Wrenelle Stander What if we stopped seeing waste as something to discard, and started recognising it as a resource we haven’t fully unlocked?
By: Stephan Pottel - Manufacturing Strategy Director EMEA, Zebra Technologies A little while ago I was listening to a podcaster interview the CEO of one of the biggest tech companies in the world....
By; Lebo Ntsane - MMM Segment Service Sales Lead – Schneider Electric Anglophone Africa Industries are facing a critical shortage of skilled technicians, especially for maintaining ageing...
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