Feb 20, 2017
Pine Island Glacier has shed another block of ice into Antarctic waters. While the loss was tiny compared to the icebergs that broke off in 2014 and 2015, the event is further evidence of the ice shelf’s fragility. Pine Island is one of the main glaciers...
Feb 16, 2017
BCX has unveiled its new brand as the merger between Telkom Business and Business Connexion nears completion, with BCX being spun out as an independent company operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telkom. Isaac Mophatlane, CEO of BCX, explains that this move fits...
Feb 15, 2017
Digital transformation is top of mind for companies around the globe. But is digitalisation relevant in the South African market? The answer is that there is definitely a disruption of the traditional business models that we know, says Ian Jansen van Rensburg, senior...
Feb 15, 2017
Artificial intelligence is at the heart of last week’s update to the SAP S/4HANA Cloud ERP suite, with machine learning now able to help businesses dynamically learn and change. That’s the word from Darren Roos, president: SAP S/4HANA Cloud at SAP, talking...
Feb 14, 2017
South African shoppers are feeling the love on Valentine’s Day, spending more than ever on the romantic day of the yeat. The annual Mastercard Love Index, created by analysing credit, debit and prepaid card transactions over a three-year period, has revealed...
Feb 13, 2017
Since 2009, National Treasury has embarked on fiscal expansion to enhance the public sector’s infrastructure programme and support future economic capacity in South Africa. However, anaemic global economic growth over the last nine years has left the...
