South Africa must wake up, work together and innovate
William Mzimba Chief Executive of Accenture South Africa and Chairman of Accenture Sub-Saharan Africa.IMAGE -GIFT NDOLWANE By WILLIAM MZIMBA WE are living in an era of abundance – we have all the resources required to solve humanity’s biggest challenges. The activating ingredient is the ability to innovate. However, in South Africa, the results More...
OPINION : Nurturing a culture of enabled employees to business success
Trevor Raman and SGD employee.IMAGE SUPPLIED By TREVOR RAMAN Many companies are acknowledging the importance of creating robust company cultures that encourage a people-first environment, and are conducive to learning More...
South Africans must not panic
Themba Mabizela: FNB Business Provincial Head for Gauteng South and Central According to the recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) economic growth for South Africa for the current year and 2018 is unlikely to More...
How SA’s SMEs can solve the Connectivity Conundrum
Brian Timperley, MD of MICROmega Group by Brian Timperley In 2017, South Africa is expected to spend $10.5bn on information, technology and communications (ICT). This is according to the International Data Corporation More...
Africa continues charming despite economic downfall
THE world’s appetite to Africa is continuously spreading to all corners of the globe despite the economic downfall. The highly praised Sixth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD VI) Summit More...
Manufacturers are under more pressure than ever
By Kostas Samaras, Autodesk Territory Director for Africa Manufacturers in today’s globally competitive marketplace are under more pressure than ever to optimise their return on investment, safeguard the bottom More...
The evolution and revolution of business networks in Africa
By Brett Parker, MD for SAP Africa TRADE is in Africa’s blood. Its rich resources, numerous societies and access to the world have created a hotbed of trade civilisations. One could go back millennia to the early More...
Turning Garbage into Growth the Future City way
By Ashley Boag, SAP Africa’s Chief Business Officer/ Acting MD for East Africa WASTE is the eternal burden of civilisation. The earliest known urban garbage dumps are found in Crete, made over 5 000 years More...
Cloud – Why your business needs to make the move
By Steven Cohen Head of Sage One International (Africa, Australia, Middle East and Asia) TRANSITIONING to the cloud comes with a fair amount of uncertainty. Concerns regarding malware, compliance and security More...