Record fuel prices show the need for supply-chain resilience

South Africa has reached record-breaking fuel prices, placing significant pressure on businesses across the economy. Such price hikes directly hit the logistics industry, where fuel is one of the largest variable operating expenses, with consequences extending...

Your battery was never only for load shedding

For years, the sales pitch for a battery was done by Eskom. Power goes off, your home or business stays on. It was compelling. By Lance Dickerson, MD of REVOV The grid is behaving very differently today, thanks to improvements at Eskom and the thousands of privately...
The cloud changes the technology, not the responsibility

The cloud changes the technology, not the responsibility

Cloud technology has fundamentally changed how organisations operate, delivering unprecedented flexibility, scalability, and speed. Yet despite years of cloud adoption and growing familiarity with cloud environments, security remains one of the most significant...

Should you trust AI with high-stakes decisions in your day-to-day life?

If you have asked an app like ChatGPT or Claude for a recipe recommendation, travel tips or tech support lately, you are not alone. Around seven in ten adults in South Africa have used an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, with many of us relying on the technology...

When a youth employment incentive becomes a tax risk

South Africa has, for more than a decade, used a combination of tax and policy measures to encourage employers to create opportunities for young people. By Joon Chong, partner at Webber Wentzel The Employment Tax Incentive (ETI), the Youth Employment Service (YES),...