Warming seas increase the frequency of extreme storms

Warming seas increase the frequency of extreme storms

A new NASA study shows that warming of the tropical oceans due to climate change could lead to a substantial increase in the frequency of extreme rain storms by the end of the century. The study team, led by Hartmut Aumann of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in...

Use workforce data to gain employee trust

Business leaders will need to implement responsible workforce data strategies if they are to build the employee trust that will help generate sustained revenue growth. This is according to a new report from Accenture, “Decoding Organisational DNA,” which...

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...