Paper and print are still relevant

Contrary to popular belief, society is far from being paperless. Despite the ubiquity of electronic communication, a recent survey conducted by the Paper Manufacturers Association of South Africa (PAMSA) found that 82% of respondents still use many forms of paper in...

Nvidia Omniverse opens portals for scientists to explore the universe

Nvidia has announced that Nvidia Omniverse — an open computing platform for building and operating metaverse applications — now connects to leading scientific computing visualisation software and supports new batch-rendering workloads on systems powered by...

Effective succession planning can maximise business success

While many companies in Africa are family-run, not enough of them are considering their succession plans to the next generation. This is the view of John Félicité, director of financial services group, Ocorian Mauritius, who writes: In Africa, many companies are...

Virtual cards set to show good growth

Although South Africa was a little late to the party when it came to the uptake in virtual card usage, businesses are quickly realising the benefits of this payment method. And, with a good change management approach, virtual cards could offer big benefits to...

Post-pandemic healthcare priorities for SA leaders

The healthcare sector that has seen a dramatic transformation in recent years, which has accelerated rapidly over the past 12 months. Rather than continuing to focus solely on the pandemic, today’s healthcare leaders are radically shifting their priorities to...
Climate change could drive more insects to extinction

Climate change could drive more insects to extinction

New NASA research models are shedding light on how insect populations may respond to severe changes in temperature that are likely climate change. In a study recently published in Nature Climate Change, scientists found that 65% of the insect populations they examined...