Companies must manage increase and bonus expectations

Despite challenging markets and the tough economic environment, more than 50% of employees at mid- and senior management levels in South Africa’s top companies expect to receive above-inflation increases this year, a survey has revealed. Results from the annual...

Research shows brains could be hacked

In the future, cyberattackers may be able to exploit memory implants to steal, spy on, alter or control human memories and, while the most radical threats are several decades away, the essential technology already exists in the form of deep brain stimulation devices....

Vodacom Business expands African network

Vodacom says it has added 19 new countries to its existing 28 markets footprint, increasing its overall coverage to 47 countries across Africa. Through its strategic partnerships, Vodacom Business, the leading fixed communication services provider in Africa has to...

SANRAL hails success of local hackathon

Looking to boost the local knowledge economy, SANRAL and Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) partnered with WhereIsMyTransport to host the ETC Hackathon in Cape Town at the weekend. With the theme of Collaborate & Innovate, participants in the Hackathon were invited...
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...