Growth for DX despite pandemic

A new update to the IDC Worldwide Digital Transformation Spending Guide shows that spending on the digital transformation (DX) of business practices, products, and organisations will continue at a solid pace despite the challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic....

Smart helmet for Covid-19 screening now in SA

As nations get more innovative in their battle against Covid-19, South African-based Granule Holdings is now distributing smart helmets to monitor people for high temperatures. The KC N901 smart helmet, it says, can scan the temperatures of up to 200 people every...
90% of employees don’t prioritise high performance at work

90% of employees don’t prioritise high performance at work

It may not be surprising that the way in which a business defines success is not exactly the same way as its employees define success. In fact, the recent Global Career Aspirations Survey by Talent Solutions: Right Management has shown that only one in 10 employees...

Mobile adware: The silent plague with no origin

The world is witnessing a plague of mobile adware, one of the most common forms of cyberthreats designed to collect personal information from a user’s device, according to research from security specialist Check Point. The company says that about 4-billion...

Is SA’s lockdown lawful?

As South Africans grow restless in the face of their 57th day in a national lockdown aimed at curbing the impact of the Covid-19 crisis, at least one academic is questioning its legality. In the following article, Professor Robert Vivian, Professor of Finance and...

Facebook and the move to remote working

Facebook may make remote work permanent for at least half of its workers. Chief executive Mark Zuckerberg, speaking to staff via a livestream, says the move to remote working has been hastened by the Covid-19 pandemic, with most employees working from home now. Remote...