Lenovo debuts new laptop category aimed at SMEs
Lenovo has unveiled its ThinkBook, opening a new category of mobile computing that offers users enterprise-level performance with the look and feel of a consumer device. The new ThinkBooks target the SME market, an important sector in South Africa. The Small...
Routine work to be automated by 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) and emerging technologies such as virtual personal assistants and chatbots are rapidly making headway into the workplace. By 2024, Gartner predicts that these technologies will replace almost 69% of the manager's workload. "The role of...
The $197bn opportunity in targeting African SDGs
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Blue Label expects higher earnings
Blue Label Telecoms has issued a trading statement for the six-month period ended 30 November 2019, alerting shareholders to a sharp change in earnings. The group has announced that its basic, headline and core headline earnings per share for the period are expected...
Moves to make data centres carbon-neutral
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Cable ship sets sail to repair submarine breaks
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Uncertainty the name of the game for SA economy
Kathy Gibson is with PwC at Melrose Arch – The only thing that is certain about South Africa’s economic outlook is uncertainty. Indeed, around the world CEOs are exhibiting a record level of pessimism about what lies ahead for the global economy – fears that are...
Cyber-threats and the impact on business
Cybersecurity is seen as a threat by companies around the world, even though it is often overshadowed by the bigger perceived threats around the economy and uncertainty. Dion Shango, CEO of PwC Africa, points out that the PwC CEO Survey indicates that regulators are...
CEOs take notice of climate change imperatives
The tide has turned on climate change, with organisations around the world starting to take notice of the issue. This is according to PwC Africa CEO Dion Shango, presenting findings from PwC’s annual CEO Survey. ““However, even with that shift in perception, it is...
Mission, innovation, inclusion key for new leadership model
A new research study from the World Economic Forum in collaboration with Accenture has identified five elements at the heart of a new model of responsible leadership for an era of stakeholder capitalism -- one that focuses on strong organisational performance in...
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Last push to eradicate polio from the world
Rotary and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation are renewing their longstanding partnership to end polio, announcing a joint commitment of up to $450-million to support the global polio eradication effort. "Because of the efforts of Rotary and its partners, almost...
Overcoming adversity one technology at a time
SqwidNet, the licensed Sigfox IoT network operator in South Africa, has again challenged South African entrepreneurs to use technology to solve every-day challenges in the next round of their IoT Entrepreneurship Programme (IoT) E. As part of the programme, SqwidNet...
Sabre forges 10-year partnership with Google
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New tax app eases VAT compliance
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Datacentrix reaches top Cybereason partner level
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Lufthansa partners with Google Cloud
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Kaspersky tops Canalys channel satisfaction benchmark
As of 1 November 2019, Kaspersky has been recognised for the quality of its partner program in the Canalys Worldwide Vendor Benchmark. The company was named the top cybersecurity vendor for channel satisfaction after achieving the highest overall rating (75,8%) when...
Kaspersky integrates with SolarWinds
Following on the integration with SolarWinds N-central in 2019, Kaspersky has integrated its cybersecurity solutions with the SolarWinds Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) platform to help service providers (MSPs) support smooth operations and make their routines...
World’s Largest Companies Support Developing
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