Turkish-SA trade talks underway

South Africa’s electrotechnical sector met their Turkish counterparts for bilateral trade and investment talks in Sandton this week. The business-to-business talks with a 23-member Turkish electronics and electrical goods trade mission follow renewed...

Automation transforms workplace outsourcing

Intelligent automation will transform workplace outsourcing. Sourcing and vendor management leaders must prepare to restructure these services and renegotiate contracts to leverage intelligent automation, according to Gartner. The researcher defines intelligent...

Social media influencers under the spotlight

A new research project on social influence, to be released early in 2018, will reveal key insights into the audiences that populate brand communities on social networks. World Wide Worx is partnering with Continuon for the 2018 South African Social Influencer Survey....

SAIPA collaborates to combat non-compliance

This week (12 to 18 of November) is International Fraud Awareness Week, an initiative established to educate the public on the threat of fraud and ways of combating it. It’s therefore a good time for professional accountants and business people alike to take...
CIOs to lead digital business

CIOs to lead digital business

For 82% of CIOs in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), digital business has led to a greater capacity for change and a more open mindset in their IT organisation, according to Gartner’s annual survey of CIOs. On average, EMEA CIOs have increased the amount of...

New upgrades for IBM’s quantum systems

IBM has announced two significant quantum processor upgrades for its IBM Q early-access commercial systems. These upgrades represent rapid advances in quantum hardware as IBM continues to drive progress across the entire quantum computing technology stack, with focus...