Confidence in business leadership crashes

Just 50% of employees agree that their team leader effectively creates a vision for the future of the team, according to a global survey of 4 000 employees by Gartner. More troubling — leaders are having a crisis of confidence in themselves with only half of...

Paving the way for blockchain-based voting

People from all over the world, speaking 34 languages, use the Internet and blockchain for making joint decisions and everyday choices. Analysis of anonymised metadata from 660 voting sessions conducted from within a year from mid-2018 till mid-2019 on Polys – a...

SD-WAN infrastructure market to reach $5,25bn

International Data Corporation (IDC) has published two new research reports on the fast-growing Software Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) infrastructure market. This important segment of the enterprise networking market will grow at a 30,8% compound annual growth...

Tips for running a business from home

Tough economic times, evidenced by the contracting of the economy by 3,2%, have resulted in many South Africans looking for new ways to cut back on monthly expenses. Small and medium business owners are feeling the pinch, which is why working from home or relocating...

Call to teach financial literacy at school

South Africans are experiencing worsening levels of financial vulnerability, which implies a rising sense of economic insecurity and a general inability to cope financially. This is according to the latest Momentum/Unisa Consumer Financial Vulnerability Index, which...

Sunday road closures in Joburg

The MTN Walk the Talk with 702 will see a number of roads closed in Johannesburg this Sunday (28 July). The 25km walk will see a number of new roads closed, along with roads affected in previous years. The closures will take effect about 30 minutes before each walk...