Today is D-Day for employment equity reports

Employers are reminded that today (15 January) is the closing date for the mandatory submission of employment equity (EE) online reports in line with legislation. The 2018 EE Online and Manual reporting season opened in September 2018. The manual reporting submissions...

Call to ban cell phone usage by Home Affairs officers

The chairperson of Portfolio Committee on Home Affairs, Hlomani Chauke, has urged the Department of Home Affairs to consider an outright ban on cell phone usage by front line staff during working hours at all Home Affairs offices. This is as a result of the numerous...

Lillian Barnard takes the reins at Microsoft SA

Microsoft South Africa has appointed Lillian Barnard as its new MD, effective 1 March 2019. Barnard, the current director for public sector at Microsoft, will replace Zoaib Hoosen who has resigned after nearly five years at the helm. Since his appointment in 2014,...
10 new year’s resolutions CIOs should aim for

10 new year’s resolutions CIOs should aim for

It’s the beginning of a new year — the time for CIOs to take stock of their personal development goals for 2019. This year, the focus is on the culture shift required to build digital business plans, as most organisations are on their way toward digital...

CES 2019: it’s a wrap

After four days of demonstrating the bright future made possible by technology, CES 2019 came to a close on Friday, with more than 4 500 exhibitors having showcased the latest tech innovations to some 180 000 attendees across more than 2,9-million net square feet of...

Continental tests tyres for driverless vehicles

At its test site in Texas, technology company Continental has commissioned the first driverless tyre test vehicle for a wide range of road surface types. The aim is to make the test results for Continental’s passenger and light truck tyres more conclusive and...