Jun 14, 2017
Orange is strengthening its corporate venture strategy by creating a new Africa section in its flagship programme for investment in start-ups, Orange Digital Ventures. As part of this initiative, the group is committing 50-million euros corresponding to half of the...
Jun 14, 2017
The continued growth of African tourist arrivals, coupled with key performance indicators such as increased airlift and hotel development, are reasons to invest in the travel economy within Africa. Research by WTM Africa and Euromonitor International shows that key...
Jun 13, 2017
South African employers report limited hiring prospects for the third quarter of 2017. Of the 750 employers who participated in the survey, 9% anticipate an increase in staffing levels, 7% expect a decrease and 83% forecast no change. Once the data is adjusted to...
Jun 13, 2017
South African CEOs aim to disrupt and grow amidst uncertainty, with 88% of them spending much more time on scenario planning as a result of an uncertain geopolitical climate. These are among the findings from KPMG South Africa’s 2017 CEO Outlook, based on...
Jun 13, 2017
Big data, ERP and Internet of Things (IoT) are the top areas earmarked for digital transformation investment – but one in three companies aren’t ready to so because of talent deficiencies. IFS reveals the findings of its Digital Change Survey that polled...
Jun 13, 2017
2016 was a turbulent year politically and economically yet employees are overwhelmingly positive that their businesses will succeed in 2017. Research commissioned by Ricoh from Quocirca and Coleman-Parkes finds that while 91% of employees expect digital disruption,...
