Nov 22, 2019
S&P is set to deliver its decision on South Africa’s credit rating later today (22 November). Osidon CEO Hennie Ferreira reflects on how to turn a ratings downgrade around. How can South Africa overcome negative credit ratings? The biggest obstacle to...
Nov 22, 2019
A European company is making free mobile internet access available to 215-million consumers in emerging markets. London-based mobile technology specialist Upstream has surpassed the 200-million milestone after making its services available through seven mobile...
Nov 22, 2019
The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) presents a wealth of opportunities for South Africa, but factors such as a lack of high-end skills and widespread fear of job losses could hamper its progress. This is according to leading ICT stakeholders and finalists in the...
Nov 22, 2019
Microsoft and Salesforce have announced plans to expand their strategic partnership to help customers meet the evolving needs of their businesses and boost team productivity. Salesforce has named Microsoft Azure as its public cloud provider for Salesforce Marketing...
Nov 21, 2019
South Africans are optimistic about their individual futures, with 64% viewing themselves as optimists – a full 8% above the global average. Commissioned by Expo 2020 Dubai, and conducted by YouGov, the Global Optimism Outlook Survey tracked people’s...
Nov 21, 2019
A key focus for artificial intelligence (AI) investment is to increase employee productivity – but success requires a disruption to the current business strategy. This is among the findings from IFS’s global research study into the attitudes and strategies...
