Africa’s demand for energy to double by 2050
Due to a rise in population growth and increased economic activity across developing countries, energy demand in Africa is projected to increase two-fold by 2050, according to a ministerial panel at this year’s Angola Oil & Gas conference. Delivering a keynote...
EOH issues trading statement
EOH has issued a trading statement, anticipating that its financial results for the year ended 31 July 2024 are likely to differ by more than 20% from the prior year. The group continued its year-on-year performance with an improvement in headline loss per share...
Optical networks the future of connectivity
Kathy Gibson reports - Optical networks have seen huge improvements in cost and capacity over time - with most of that coming with the invention of fibre. Submarine networks are responsible for connecting the planet, says Vladimir Kozlov, CEO and founder of...
Key takeaways from the MTBPS
Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana yesterday presented the Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS). He addressed Eskom's debt transfer and public wages, but details about Infrastructure Fund and comprehensive social security plan weren't included, according to this...
EOH delivers 92% increase in operating profit
EOH has reported sustained operating profitability during the year ended 31 July 2022 and further deleveraging of its balance sheet. The group has also finalised plans for its upcoming capital raise to optimise its capital structure. Highlights for the year include: *...
Calling all citizen scientists …
The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) is inviting people across the country to join the Great Southern BioBlitz 2022 (GSB 2022). The event, which will be held from 28 October until end-of-day on 31 October 2022, is an international competition that...
SA science boffin competes in international science fair
A research project by a young scientist that aims to address South Africa's need for more energy-efficient buildings and construction materials will be showcased at this year's Buca International Music, Science, Engineering Energy Fair (IMSEF) in Turkey. Pieter Adrian...
NTT opens new data centre in SA
Dimension Data parent company NTT Ltd has announced the opening of its latest data centre in Johannesburg. Johannesburg 1 Data Centre is part of NTT’s expansion into the African continent, with a capacity of 12MW covering 6 000m² of IT space once fully built out. The...
Closing the cybersecurity gender gap can improve cyber resilience
Women still only make up a quarter of the workforce in cybersecurity, a striking gap compared to a 39% participation rate in the general workforce. At the same time, the global cybersecurity workforce would need to grow by 80% to meet current demand, according to a...
SA women are ditching inflexible workplaces
First came the Great Resignation, and now we have the Great Breakup, where female professionals, executives and senior leaders unsatisfied with a complete 9-to-5, five-days-a-week return to the office are seeking greener pastures at more flexible companies, or opting...
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The re-invention of customer service
Companies looking to leverage the advantages of advanced analytics and omni-channel communication require a deeper understanding of the customer journey. That's the latest word on customer service from Quinton Pienaar, CEO of Agilitude a Salesforce.com and customer...
Deloitte Digital acquires Jinja Interactive
Deloitte Digital (Africa) has acquired a fintech services business, Jinja Interactive as part of its strategy to build a fully-integrated digital transformation business, providing digital innovation and customer-centric engagement solutions to its rapidly growing...
The myth of the head-hunter ‘enemy’
Some myths endure for no apparent reason; for instance, the undying myth of the 'head hunter' as the sworn enemy of HR. To be fair, this fallacy is challenged by some progressive businesses, but at many firms the old adversarial perceptions remain solidly in place,...
Analytics to mitigate the impact of drought
The drought bringing vast farming regions to their knees has highlighted the importance of better management of the country's scarce water resources. Kroshlen Moodley, GM: public sector and utilities at SAS, says that while it isn't possible to combat the El Nino...
HR market rising up to the cloud, says CRS
Despite a better understanding of the realities of cloud-based solutions and investment in Africa, some regions, including South Africa, are lagging behind when it comes to adoption. This is according to James McKerrell, CEO of CRS Technologies, who says there is a...
Making a fresh start for your small business
The start of a New Year is always a great time to re-evaluate your business plans and operations, and ask yourself if there's anything you could do better, writes Daryl Blundell, MD of Sage SSB (Start-up and Small Business) Accounting south and southern Africa. Here...
Opening up the contact centre market
The concept of the contact centre has evolved dramatically over the decades, from manually operated switchboards to automated call distribution and on to the PABX that has enabled anything from local enterprise huge multinational corporations to centralise customer...
TE Connectivity opens African automotive plant
TE Connectivity has officially opened its first manufacturing plant in the Tangier Free Trade Zone and in Africa. The inauguration of the new cable assembly plant is an important milestone in TE's strategic partnership with the Moroccan government to join the...
Paragon Software releases Snapshot for Mac OS X SDK
Paragon Software group has releases Paragon Snapshot for Mac OS X, the industry's first snapshot technology that allows users to create block-level archives of OS X volumes. With Paragon Snapshot for Mac OS X, incremental backups contain only the blocks that have...
Mobile identity, access management ensure security
As the world has evolved to become increasingly digital and globally connected, ICT security has become correspondingly more complex, according to Rory Young, portfolio manager: support & enabling services at T-Systems South Africa. With digital pathways into and...
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