Take advantage of Black Friday

According to Google Trends, last year South Africa registered the largest ‘Black Friday’ search interest of any country, even ahead of the US where the retail mega-event was conceived. “South African retailers first began promoting the Thanksgiving...

Specialist applications drive 3D scanning demand

3D scanners are starting to find a market in South Africa, as companies look for powerful and convenient ways to span the gap between digital workflows and the world of physical, three-dimensional objects. The global market for 3D scanners – which HP estimates...

Is a criminal record holding you back professionally?

Securing a job in South Africa today is tough for many. Latest figures from Stats SA indicate that unemployment has increased to 27,2% for the second quarter of the year (from 26.7%) – where hiring organisations are more cautious than optimistic about growth in...

Navigating the complexity of Oracle Cloud migrations

Shifting Oracle systems to the cloud will be one of the more complex programmes in your enterprise’s broader cloud migration strategy. But it’s worth the effort, writes Arthur Mostert, T-Systems’ database cloud architect. One of today’s biggest...

Law only part of effectively managing employee incapacity

Legislation offers a guide, but can only solve some of the challenges businesses face in effectively dealing with employee incapacity. Employees can be incapacitated due to ill-health/injury or poor work performance, and South Africa has developed legislation that...

Customer engagement through gamification

Gamification provides insurers with an ideal platform to enhance customer engagement. By Nelson Camara, marketing manager at SilverBridge Holdings With apps like MEGA MEDS, that turns medicine management into a fun experience, and the likes of the Discovery Insure...