Expectations on board members too high

Sixty percent of directors say that there is a gap between the expectations placed on boards and the reality of the board’s ability to oversee a company, according to the 2016 Global Board of Directors Survey. The report was released yesterday by Professor Boris...

Internal competition key for innovation

Businesses should not be afraid to compete with themselves – it is often the only key to true innovation. It may sound like an oxymoron, but Michiel Jonker, director: advisory services at Grant Thornton believes that this kind of fearless innovation is most...

Telkom outlines its position on ICT Policy

Telkom has welcomed the publication of the Integrated Information and Communication Technology Policy White Paper, noting in particular the policy’s attempt to balance universal access with the need to innovate and grow the industry. Speaking at a technology...

Cybercrime soars in Q3

In the third quarter of 2016, all signs indicate that cybercrime is here to stay, in fact attacks continue to become more frequent and destructive. Over the quarter, Panda Security captured 18-million new malware samples, more than 200 000 samples daily. The company...

Project Evolution merges credit datasets

For the past five years, data contributors and credit bureaus have been preparing for the implementation of Project Evolution, one of the most prominent projects to take place in the credit industry to date, and which is expected to improve data quality and credit...

All Tesla cars will be self-driving

All Telsa cars produced from now on will have full self-driving capabilities, even if the functionality is not enabled. The company states that full autonomy will enable a Tesla to be substantially safer than a human driver, lower the financial cost of transportation...