Inflation increases in June

Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) reported on 18 July that consumer price inflation increased from 4,4% year-on-year (y-o-y) in May to 4,6% y-o-y in June. The latest y-o-y number is the highest reading since November last year, but in line with the median forecast...

Think beyond traditional insurance, says Lloyd’s

With nearly 680-million people using assets or services purchased through sharing economy platforms globally, new research from Lloyd’s and Deloitte analyses how insurance can support growth against key risks in this booming sector. The study focuses on the...

Supply chain management software revenue up 13,9%

The latest market share data from Gartner shows that adoption of supply chain management (SCM) software accelerated significantly in 2017, with total worldwide market revenue growing 13,9% to reach a total of $12,2-billion in 2017. “The SCM market’s...

Cryptocurrency funds rural solar power

Sun Exchange, a global solar micro-leasing marketplace, is partnering with rural mini-grid solutions provider, Powerhive, which will utilise the crypto-economy to accelerate global progress towards universal energy access. More than 1-billion people today still live...

Planning key for IT success

Kathy Gibson is at Software AG Innovation Day in Illovo – Business analysis has to go further if organisations hope to innovate. That the word from Patrick Shields, chief technology officer of Software AG, who believes the key is planning. “Digital,...

Nothing to fear in the digitalisation journey

Kathy Gibson is at Software AG Innovation Day in Illovo – Digitalisation is on everyone’s agenda, and organisations are all obsessed with the ability to create new disruption-based business models. But it is also about engaging customers in every way and...