By Irene Lauro, Environmental Economist at Schroders In his National Budget Speech on Wednesday, South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced that from 1 March 2023, businesses will be... 

By Msizi Khoza, Head of Environmental, Social and Governance, Absa CIB  South Africa is a country with immense potential. Yet, the nation finds itself in a profound polycrisis with high levels of... 

By Anton Gillis, CEO, Kruger Gate Hotel  Last year, I penned an op-ed, DStv doesn’t care about tourism recovery, which detailed the frustrations that I, and others in the tourism industry, have... 

By Pierre Bekker, Director at Quyn International Outsourcing For industries and organisations that do not specialise in recruitment, finding the right skills for a specific business or project can... 

By Rhys Evans, Managing Director at ALCO-Safe Substance abuse is a major problem in most countries. While it is extremely challenging for governments to tackle alcohol and drug abuse on its own,... 

By Ryan Boyes, Governance, Risk and Compliance Officer at Galix There are various reasons why a company might want to comply with ISO 27001, with some looking to provide assurances to customers and... 

By Alan Shannon, Nedbank Executive: Small Business Services and Private Clients... 

By Emma Day, Executive Associate at JG Afrika (Pty) Ltd Entrusted with the Pavement Management System for Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire, JG Afrika is helping to maintain the N1/N4 Toll... 

In the international mining community, company boards are coming increasingly into the spotlight. The reason? It is well known that those companies that operate with the core principles of good... 

Opinion editorial by Lunga Mani, Practice Leader for Sub-Saharan Africa In January, South Africa’s ruling party announced that the country’s immigration laws must be overhauled, as part of a... 

By Anton Fester – Sedna Industrial IT Solutions MD Demand for private LTE (pLTE) is being driven by an increasing thirst for secure and efficient edge connectivity to accommodate the growing need... 

By Bridgett Majola, Partner: Banking & Finance; Gavin Noeth, Senior Consultant: Infrastructure & Projects; and Pooja Pundit, Candidate Attorney, CMS South Africa In recognition of the global... 

By Bernard Mofokeng, Partner: Head of Tax; Nico Alberts, Senior Tax Consultant, CMS South Africa It is shocking that the South African government seems not to regard the now regular power blackouts... 

By Shivani Landie, Principal Consultant, FICO Many lenders are at a fork in the road when it comes to devising smart, agile collections strategies that will safeguard their customers and cement... 

By Dennis Phillips, National Sales Manager at PFERD-South Africa As metalworking industries develop, so do associated industries and products. One such industry is abrasive manufacturers, and it is... 

By Tennille Bell, General Manager: Sales at Programmed Process Outsourcing (PPO) Unpredictable by nature, it can be tricky to anticipate growth or predict the direction a business will take in the... 

By Michael Ketz, CEO at ShareForce Share incentive plans are becoming more and more popular among private companies as a means of remunerating employees and improving staff retention. Increasingly,... 

By Desiree Hlubi, Brand Manager at Sisi Safety Wear  Notorious for workplace accidents and injuries on the job, construction is a risky business. Between working at heights, operating heavy... 

By Reinhard Seidel, Africa Client Services, Verder Pumps SA In any industrial setting, the balancing act between cost savings and profitability is a careful one. The mining industry for instance -... 

By Johan Potgieter, Cluster Industrial Software lead, and Ettienne van Niekerk, Cluster Water Segment leader at Schneider Electric South Africa’s water and wastewater (WWW) woes are well documented... 

By Rasheed Ola Jimoh, Senior Director for West and Central Africa at Commvault  Ransomware is a global issue facing almost all organisations whose businesses depend on or leverage information... 

By Garyn Rapson, Partner, Nomsa Mbere, Partner, Jaqui Pinto, Senior Associate, Paula-Ann Novotny, Senior Associate & Dalit Anstey, Knowledge Lawyer from Webber Wentzel Due to the nature of mining... 

By Mohammed Vachiat, Head of Sales, and Innovation: Konica Minolta South Africa The frenetic pace with which 2023 has started for the vast majority of companies shows that there is a real desire... 

By Jacques Barradas, Director at BDO South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered a reflective Mining Indaba 2023 speech, that emphasised and outlined the way Government and South Africa’s... 

By  SRK Consulting MD Andrew van Zyl With the global energy transition gathering pace, it is imperative that African mining keeps up with the rapidly growing demand for commodities – both to... 

By Giada Masina, Partner at Webber Wentzel The Exploration Strategy published last year contains some useful proposals to bolster mineral exploration, but also some proposals on security of tenure... 

By Hemant Harie, Managing Director at Gabsten Technologies When it comes to managing and maintaining an IT environment rich in data, many businesses engage with a partner to provide a ‘managed... 

By Dwibin Thomas, Cluster Automation Leader at Schneider Electric “Focus on fixing the problem, never focus on the blame. Problems are only resolved when solutions are sought,” notes author... 

Lance Dickerson, MD at REVOV Everyone is desperate, the president is considering a national state of disaster, we all want the lights on - but at what cost? That’s the question we should all be... 

By Rashaad Carrim, Partner, Pooja Dela, Partner & Paula-Ann Novotny, Senior Associate from Webber Wentzel Increasingly, mining companies will have to satisfy lenders that they meet high ESG... 

By Sarthak Rohal, VP – IT Services at In2IT Technologies Artificial Intelligence (AI) is not a new concept, but in recent years technological developments around it have begun to dramatically... 

By Tennille Bell, General Manager: Sales at Programmed Process Outsourcing (PPO) Unpredictable by nature, it can be tricky to anticipate growth or predict the direction a business will take in the... 

By Thabang Byl, Digital Energy Lead at Schneider Electric Business premises is one of the first places companies take stock of when assessing their electricity usage and the optimisation thereof.... 

By David Hirsch, CEO of TechMarkit As the world shifts away from disposable technology and towards sustainable, eco-friendly options, refurbished cell phones and laptops are increasingly becoming... 

By Maureen Phiri, Sales Manager at Oxyon People Solution Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) have begun to transform many sectors, and the mining industry is no different. The... 

By Yershen Pillay, CHIETA CEO In the next five to ten years, South Africa faces a major skills crisis in the local green hydrogen economy. Thousands of engineers, technicians and green artisans... 

By Rashaad Carrim, Partner at Webber Wentzel Fears that South Africa's place on the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) grey list was cemented as a consequence of its inadequate controls to counter... 

By Chetan Jeeva, Head SA Corporate Lending, Absa CIB While its contribution to GDP may have declined over time, the South African mining and resources sector is a systemically important part of the...