SA businesses face a world of risk

SA businesses face a world of risk

Kathy Gibson is at the Deloitte Risk Conference in Sandton – Businesses face a wide range of external risks and leaders must not only be aware of them, but ensure there are processes in place to mitigate them. That is the word from Kuseni Dlamini, chairman of...

Mpumalanga tops the charts for coal pollution

Mpumalanga has won the dubious distinction of being the biggest hotspot for nitrous dioxide (NO2) pollution in the world. Greenpeace analysis of Satellite data from 1 June to 31 August points to coal and transport as the two principle sources of air pollution, with...

IBM to buy Red Hat for $34bn

IBM is to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Red Hat for $190.00 per share in cash, representing a total enterprise value of approximately $34-billion. “The acquisition of Red Hat is a game-changer. It changes everything about the cloud...

Financial firms set to become irrelevant

By 2030, 80% of heritage financial services firms will go out of business, become commoditised or exist only formally but not competing effectively, according to Gartner. These firms will struggle for relevance as global digital platforms, fintech companies and other...

SA lessons help preserve Tasmanian raptors

Lessons that the Endangered Wildlife Trust (EWT) and Eskom learnt about raptor electrocution have helped to kick-start a raptor project in Australia. Constant Hoogstad, senior manager: industry partnerships at EWT, travelled to Tasmania to facilitate the formalisation...

SA’s share of FDI slips

South Africa and Morocco share the title of largest African foreign direct investment (FDI) hub. According to EY’s latest Africa Attractiveness report, FDI was up across the continent last year, although South Africa experienced a fall in project numbers on the...