Robotics set to become standard in finance

Corporate controllers are set to dramatically increase their adoption of robotic process automation (RPA), according to new research by Gartner. Today, RPA is used by just 19% of controllers, but that number is set to grow to 73% of controllers by 2020. This growth...

Regulating Airbnb encourages anti-competitive behaviour

By Chris Hattingh, researcher at the Free Market Foundation – The Tourism Business Council of SA (TBCSA) has called on government to regulate Airbnb in South Africa. TBCSA claims that Airbnb is threatening the viability of conventional lodging providers such as...

Massive spending growth for servers

International Data Corporation’s (IDC) EMEA Server Tracker shows that in the second quarter of 2018, the EMEA server market reported a year-on-year (YoY) increase in vendor revenues of 29% to $4,1-billion, with a YoY decline of 3,7% in units shipped to 515 000....

Talent shortage is top risk for business

A shrinking pool of qualified candidates surfaced as a top business risk for global executives in risk, audit, finance and compliance, according to a recent survey by Gartner. In a time of historically low unemployment where the supply of available workers is much...

NYDA optimistic about Jobs Summit

The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) is optimistic about the jobs summit taking place at Gallagher Convention today and tomorrow (4 and 5 October 2018). The gathering of NEDLAC constituencies – government, labour, business, and community – with a...

Meet SA’s top young scientists

Hundreds of young scientists from across Africa are gathering at the Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre this week to compete in the 38th annual Eskom Expo for Young Scientists International Science Fair (ISF). More than 500 of Africa’s top future engineers,...