May 9, 2019
The South African workforce is growing. The number of public university graduates continues to climb, with Statistics South Africa reporting that 203 078 South Africans graduated in 2016, up from 165 995 in 2012. And with this year’s graduation ceremony season...
May 7, 2019
Artificial intelligence (AI) is often confused with automation, yet the two are fundamentally different. Dr Mark Nasila, FNB’s chief analytics officer for consumer banking, explains the key difference is that AI mimics human intelligence decisions and actions,...
Apr 26, 2019
One of the debates that often surfaces in the diversity debate is that we should simply hire “the best person for the job”. By Anna Curzon, chief product and partner officer at Xero I’ve been reflecting on how we might consider this phrase....
Apr 18, 2019
Camera-based facial recognition is finding growing favour within corporate South Africa as a way to fairly and accurately manage employee attendance in the workplace. “For many of us, facial recognition is becoming our first exposure to the growing phenomenon of...
Apr 18, 2019
Extracting the true economic potential of Africa will depend on a true collaborative effort between business, government, communities and the people who inhabit this continent. “This is likely to be an unfamiliar role for many corporates, whether multinational...
Apr 17, 2019
Recent events in both the public and private sectors are again highlighting the key role that proper succession planning plays in supporting any organisation’s sustainability, particularly when it comes to CEOs and governing-body chairs. Poor succession planning...
