Digitally-enabled positions offer hope to SA’s youth

The rapidly growing digital economy provides hope for a career for South Africa’s youth, but partnerships between NPOs and the private sector are needed to give them a ‘hand up’, writes Lizelle Strydom, MD of CareerBox. The growth in...

A seismic shift in driving modern employee experiences

There’s a new kid on the block. Born as a result of the fast-paced digital transformation and the flexible, remote working models that’s come about in the last 18-24 months – and it’s changing the face of the future of work as we know it. By...

AI helps to combat persistent financial crime risk

Prior to the disruption caused by the pandemic over the past two years, fraud cost businesses more than $5-trillion annually. By Andrew Sangweni, business solutions manager: fraud and financial crime at ‎SAS in South Africa But an increasingly distributed workforce...

Pillars of a well-architected framework

Regardless of the individual technologies, cloud strategies, or data-driven insights that have become key for today’s organisational success, a well-architected framework is the foundation on which any IT environment must be built. By Constant Kannenberg,...

The economic impact of connectivity in SA

As the world moves towards an increasingly digital future, expanded connectivity infrastructure has become a defining feature of a modern economy. By Steve Briggs, chief sales and marketing officer at Seacom It allows people and businesses across the globe to connect...

Maximise the impact of your skills development bursary programme

It’s been over a year since the B-BBEE Codes were amended to include bursaries. Introduced to address the critical need to provide tertiary education to as many young South African’s as possible, the local training industry has evolved to meet the...