Historically low labour productivity levels threaten every aspect of the chief supply chain officer's (CSCO) agenda, says Gartner. "Labour productivity levels are historically low and stalled out, in large part due to lack of investment in workforce innovations," says...

As an increasing number of people have begun to rely on cryptocurrencies for online transactions, cybercriminals have adapted their tactics accordingly - browser extensions have become an attractive target for hackers looking to exploit unsuspecting crypto users. A...

Africa's economies are growing strongly, but growth alone cannot meet the needs of the continent's poorest citizens, because "nobody eats GDP". This was the work from African Development Bank president, Akinwumi Adesina, launching the 2020 African Economic Outlook...

What was once considered an integral part of any organisational strategy, the public cloud is no longer the darling of South African decision-makers. With many rushing their transition into this environment and making mistakes along the way, companies are now taking...

By 2025, at least two of the top 10 global retailers will establish robot resource organisations to manage non-human workers. "The retail industry continues to transform through a period of unprecedented change, with customer experience as the new currency," says...

By 2023, organisations using blockchain smart contracts will increase overall data quality by 50%, but reduce data availability by 30%. "When an organisation adopts blockchain smart contracts -- whether externally imposed or voluntarily adopted -- they benefit from...

The University of Cape Town (UCT) has been ranked 39th in the Times Higher Education (THE) list of the 200 most international universities. These institutions collaborate on research across the world, have a strong reputation globally and have a high proportion of...

Vodacom Group has issued a trading update for the quarter ended 31 December 2019, reporting that group revenue was up 6,6%, supported by service revenue growth of 5,7%. The network added 484 000 customers in South Africa, supported by a successful Summer campaign. In...

Data gathered and calculated by Precisecurity.com shows that some businesses could have saved about $71-billion - simply by having an effective antivirus solution. The affected businesses saw millions of records exposed due to poor security. In total, all records...

News has emerged that Tracker SA Systems were hacked over the weekend in the form of a ransomware attack. Heino Gevers, cybersecurity expert at Mimecast, comments: "South African organisations are likely to continue being targeted by cybercriminals until they enhance...