Business can help government fight unemployment

Losing a generation to unemployment will make true economic recovery more difficult in later years. By Yolandi Esterhuizen, registered tax practitioner and compliance manager at Sage Africa & Middle East President Cyril Ramaphosa highlighted the urgency of South...

Why your business needs intelligent process automation (IPA)

Intelligent process automation (IPA) is beginning to take its rightful place in businesses as a subset of and precursor to full blown artificial intelligence. By Ryan Falkenberg, co-CEO of Clevva IPA consists of a number of digital workers that together allow a...

Ericsson’s extends 5G platform

Ericsson is announcing four new additions to its 5G platform: enhancing user experience, cutting complexity and costs, allowing faster service deployment and automated provisioning. The latest enhancements include: * Ericsson’s dual-mode 5G core with built-in...

Why it’s important to know about employee business interests

Most people could do with some additional income to help offset the stress of life’s many expenses. While it may be completely acceptable to have a second income in these tough economic times, it is up to employers to ensure their permanent employees are not...

New app for part-time Gen X jobbers

South African startup Live Wire has launched an employment app for the over-40s. The app connects part-time job seekers with part-time hirers. It provides a simple platform for hirers to choose applicants for numerous chores, professional functions and specialised...

Businesses should tap into the experience economy

The prospect of another year of lacklustre growth presents forward-thinking business leaders with the perfect reason to tap into the “experience economy”. Nathalie Schooling of customer experience specialists nlighten says the country’s lackadaisical...