Consumers are getting used to human-mimicking robots

As Google Duplex inches closer to becoming a reality, new research by Aspect Software has revealed that over half of consumers (52%) would be comfortable communicating with a customer service robot that closely mimics human behaviour over the phone. While this...

Akesh Lalla is new country manager at SAS

Akesh Lalla has been appointed as South African country manager for SAS Institute, reporting directly to vice-president for Africa Desan Naidoo. Lalla most recently served as SAP SuccessFactors director for Africa. “With over 20 years of experience in IT and the...

Maria Ramos to retire from Absa

Maria Ramos will retire from Absa Group and Absa Bank at the end of February 2019. She has been group chief executive for 10 years and led the group through the aftermath of the global financial crisis and the acquisition of Barclays Africa subsidiary banks in 2013....

Last chance to register for matric rewrite

Learners considering registering for the mid-year examination opportunity only have three days left as the registration deadline looms. Registration for the second chance opportunity to write or rewrite the matric examinations closes on 31 January 2019. The Department...

Boom time for remote patient monitoring

Revenues for remote patient monitoring (RPM) solutions reached € 17,5-billion in 2018, according to research from Berg Insight. This includes revenues from medical monitoring devices, mHealth connectivity solutions, care delivery platforms and mHealth care programs....

Modernised, multilateral global architecture key, says Merkel

Multilateral institutions are indispensable if we want to live well in the world of tomorrow. This is the word from German Chancellor Angela Merkel, speaking at last week’s World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos. In a fractured world characterised by...