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By Xolile White, Technical Director, Nestlé East and Southern Africa Region (ESAR) Plastic has undoubtedly become an integral part of our modern lives. Its versatility and convenience have...
By Gary Allemann, MD at Master Data Management Making money from data – whether selling data to third parties or developing data products – has become an essential revenue stream in a digital...
By Natasha Parmanand, MD of FedEx Express Sub-Saharan Africa Operations The global e-commerce revolution has transformed the business landscape, and logistics providers are navigating these waves...
By Garyn Rapson, Partner, Tsoseletso Bogopa, Senior Associate & Hassan Mahlawe, Candidate Attorney from Webber Wentzel Most, but not all, of the sections of the long-awaited National Environmental...
By George Jennings & Kobus van Niekerk On September 2nd, 1666, a fire broke out in Pudding Lane, London close to where the monument now stands. When this memorable fire had run its course some days...
By Donné Nieman, Sales Director Western Cape at Workforce Staffing As of 2022, there is a total of 6.2 GW of installed renewable energy capacity in South Africa. The South African government has...
By Rohan De Beer, Secure Power Channel Manager, Southern Africa Region at Schneider Electric Organisations are increasingly moving workloads to the network edge. According to report from...
Net zero is more than just a buzzword. But what does it actually mean and why is it important? Philip Robotham, Head of Intermediary at Schroders South Africa
By Aleem Tharani, Partner, Bowmans Kenya Against the backdrop of an ongoing, Africa-wide energy crunch, observers are optimistic that the African Energy Forum in Nairobi could be the catalyst for...
By Chris Kruger, MD at Nashua Kopano Plans from Electricity Minister, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, to get the private sector involved in funding new power generation capacity could be exactly what South...
By Morne Visagie, Senior Investment Banker at Absa CIB & Nkululeko Kwalo, Coverage Banker at Absa CIB In 2009, the legendary US investor Warren Buffett made one of the largest investments of his...
By Lance Dickerson, MD at REVOV South Africans are no longer discussing whether they should have a backup solution to deal with Eskom’s inability to provide enough electricity to power the country....
By Professor HB Klopper, CEO, the DaVinci Institute for Technology Management, a business school in Johannesburg When we think of gearing up to compete in the global knowledge economy, we tend to...
By Stephen Rose – Director for Royal HaskoningDHV’s Mission Critical Facilities Africa unit. Africa's data centre market is booming, ringing in an era of hyperscale for the continent.
By Mbavhalelo Mabogo, Quickloc8 founder & CEO The taxi industry is not a profitable business anymore and needs technology to save it!
By Acrux Resources Executive Director’s Sean Browne and Geoff Linnell The metal-intensive transition to a low-carbon economy has cast a spotlight on the mining sector’s ability to supply the large...
By Kate Shead, HR Executive Telviva When asked how businesses build towards successful social impact the answer is easy - sustainability. How to build sustainable social impact is a somewhat more...
By Hennie Colyn, direct sales executive, Process Automation at Schneider Electric The establishment of solar farms continue to grow in South Africa, with Eskom’s renewable statistics page...
By Mark Wells, Chief Customer Officer, Experian Africa The continual growth in online fraud has led to a shift in Financial Services and Telecommunications business priorities. Experian’s latest...
The importance of data for today’s business cannot be overstated, and when it comes to cybersecurity, complacency can be your worst enemy. Being vigilant to the threats in the cybercrime landscape,...
By Praveen Govender, Chief Sales & Marketing Officer at DFA Fibre connectivity is solving some of South Africa’s most pressing challenges, playing a significant part in empowering and uplifting...
By Arjen de Bruin, Managing Director at OIM Consulting Over the past twenty years or so years, change has happened at a rapid pace, thanks to the advent of technology and a turbulent global economy...
By Shamilah Grimwood-Norley, Head of Banking and Finance, Bowmans The diversification of Africa’s power generation mix including renewable energy alternatives to fossil fuel power generation...
By John Molanda, Head: Transactional Banking Sales (Business Banking), Absa Corporate and investment Banking and Preshan Rambridge, Regional Segment Head: SME, Relationship Banking, Absa Group...
By Eloise Nolte, MD of Optimi College Worsening load shedding, record unemployment and a sluggish economy are all understandably dragging down the job prospects for the youth of our country right now.
By Mark Allewell of Sensor Networks In a bid to minimise South Africa’s ongoing loadshedding woes, Eskom has announced plans to install ‘smart’ meters in homes across the country. According to...
By ManpowerGroup South Africa Managing Director, Lyndy van den Barselaar The life cycle of work has shifted exponentially since the COVID-19 pandemic – from the Great Resignation to the Great...
By Chetan Mistry, Strategy and Marketing Manager, Xylem Africa. Cholera used to be a killer of epidemic proportions. In 1817, a cholera outbreak in India continued for almost a decade, killing...
By Shirley Webber, Coverage Head: Resources and Energy, Absa CIB One of the most emotive subjects in Africa currently is the energy transition from fossil fuels to cleaner energy, with the mining...
By Bhavtik Vallabhjee, Head: Power & Renewables, Absa CIB With the African minerals and energy sector flourishing with possibility, one can’t help but draw parallels with the late 1880’s when the...
By Wesley Govender, PQ Product Application Expert at Schneider Electric Electricity is the only mission-critical commodity that business depends on every second of every day, yet it can be the...
By Viren Sookhun, Managing Director at Oxyon People Solutions The Special Economic Zones (SEZs) in Saldanha Bay, Richards Bay, and East London have massive potential to be turned into energy...
By Colin Timmis, Xero South Africa Country Manager Whether it’s to follow a lifelong passion or have greater flexibility and find some work-life balance, there are many reasons why small business...
By Arjen de Bruin, Managing Director at OIM Consulting Optimal productivity is not always easy to quantify, and the yardstick differs from industry to industry. In a mining environment,...
By Jan Fourie, Executive Vice President for Scatec in Sub-Saharan Africa South Africa's energy market is currently witnessing a remarkable transformation as it shifts towards renewable energy to...
By Daniel Orelowitz – MD at Training Force South Africa’s youth unemployment rate is staggeringly high with 66.5% of all unemployed people currently between the ages of 15 and 24. This figure...
By Chris Kruger – MD at enterprise solutions-focused Total Workspace Provider, Nashua Kopano South African enterprises should look at the load shedding crisis as an opportunity to accelerate their...
By Mark Freeman. Offer Manager Digital Buildings, Anglophone Africa at Schneider Electric The proverbial race is on; organisations are scrambling to get one step ahead of the country’s volatile...
By Kagiso Mahlangu - Partner: Director and Head of Real Estate and Conveyancing Practice at CMS South Africa South Africa is under growing internal and external pressure to rein in its carbon...
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