Competition, cyber-crime top risks in 2016

The risk landscape for businesses is substantially changing in 2016. While businesses are less concerned about the impact of traditional industrial risks such as natural catastrophes or fire, they are increasingly worried about the impact of other disruptive events,...

World economy stuck in low gear, says IHS

The global economy is stuck in low gear and, as a result, global growth is expected to hover between 2,5% and 3% in 2016, according to new analysis released at the World Economic Forum in Davos by IHS. “The world economy is being dragged down by supply-side and...

SMEs thrive in Grindstone programme

Investment company Knife Capital’s entrepreneurial leadership programme, Grindstone, has concluded its second intake with the participating companies experiencing explosive business growth. The year-long programme takes businesses with proven traction through an...

Vodacom hopes for level OTT playing field

Some kind of regulation pertaining to over the top (OTT) services has been on the cards for some time, and recent moves by the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee to start discussions around the subject are not necessarily the result of lobbying. There has been some...

New Intel processor embeds speed, security

Intel has announced the availability of its 6th Generation Intel Core vPro processor family for the modern workforce. The latest iteration of Intel Core vPro processors addresses the security and productivity demands of large businesses with new innovations in...
5m jobs will be lost by 2020

5m jobs will be lost by 2020

The Fourth Industrial Revolution, which includes developments in previously disjointed fields such as artificial intelligence and machine-learning, robotics, nanotechnology, 3-D printing, and genetics and biotechnology, will cause widespread disruption not only to...