SA retailers aim for global expansion

Major South African retailers are rapidly expanding into new markets in Europe, the US and Australasia, and are seeking advanced systems and new operating models to underpin that expansion. Razat Gaurav, vice-president and GM at JDA, says overseas expansion has been...

CIOs drive confident, resilient governments

CIOs must work constantly with their IT leadership teams and the agency leadership in four areas to keep their digital government programme on track and aligned with expected organisational outcomes, according to Gartner. “Digital government failures or even...

Smart cities are good for sustainability

By 2020, half of all the smart city objectives will include climate change, resilience and sustainability key performance indicators (KPIs), according to Gartner. Cities are defining new objectives and placing them into tangible programmes. This creates measurable...

Compression saves millions for data users

Nigerian, Kenyan and South African Opera users collectively saved data equating to over $500-million in 2016. This is one of the findings from Opera’s State of the Mobile Web Africa 2016 Report, highlighting mobile internet trends across the continent, including...

Uncertainty could be a change tool

As digital increases the rate of change in the business world, it can create uncertainty in companies and employees. CIOs can use that uncertainty as a leadership tool, but only if they avoid the pitfalls of traditional techniques. “Some folks feel a little bit...

MTN rolls out new network improvements

MTN has unveiled plans to improve network quality, data speeds and coverage across the country with focus on major cities and high density areas such as malls, along the freeways and national roads. The multi-pronged network optimisation strategy encompasses an end to...