May 26, 2017
Struggling with commodity prices, declining ore grade and operational challenges, South African miners have no choice but to focus on creating operational excellence to buffer against declining margins. Creating operations that are interconnected digitally, and built...
May 26, 2017
The Windows 10 Creators Update is the third major release for Windows 10, and will add more tools for the 400-million devices currently running Windows 10. New features include 3D, mixed reality, enhanced apps, improved security, and 4K gaming. Yusuf Mehdi, corporate...
May 25, 2017
South African workers are treading water in terms of income and growth.Standard Bank’s Consumer Trends Report: 2016 shows that total personal income is estimated at R3-trillion in 2016, up from R2,8-trillion in 2015, a nominal growth of 6,5% year on year . With...
May 25, 2017
The recent WannaCry ransomware attack highlights cyber-crime’s inherent risk to business, with its dramatic rise in the top ten risk to business from number nine to number five in Aon’s 2017 Global Risk Management Survey. The 2017 findings from the...
May 25, 2017
Real disposable salaries in April showed the strongest increase in 19 months, according to BankservAfrica’s Disposable Salary Index (BDSI), which showed the median take-home salary rose by 2,2% from a year ago. Salaries also rose for the second consecutive month...
May 25, 2017
Organisations need to quickly adapt and deliver models for proactive collaboration and transparency. This is crucial in the context of new data legislation – which will continue to trail digital economy developments – as well as the impact of IoT, AI and...
