Pick n Pay has completed the first phase of a new pilot that allows customers to pay using cryptocurrency on their smartphones, and it now testing in more stores. The Financial Sector Conduct Authority’s (FSCA) recent announcement paves the way for cryptocurrency as a...

HR leaders must equip managers to drive culture connectedness among employees as 60% of hybrid knowledge workers report their direct manager is one of the top two influences on their connection to organisational culture, according to Gartner. A December 2021 Gartner...

A market for electricity has a salutary effect on the behaviour of all the participants in the generation and supply of electricity. Generating plants, transmission grids, distribution grids, wholesalers and retailers, all behave differently when they compete for...

Kathy Gibson is at the Deloitte Risk Conference in Sandton - When it comes to enabling Industry 4.0, the state has a major role to play, and we could learn from how Singapore has turned itself into a knowledge economy, attracting new manufacturing opportunities. "For...

Michael Jordaan's long-anticipated Bank Zero has been registered as a mutual bank effective 17 August 2018. The bank - which is more than 45% black-owned and 20% women-owned - was granted its licence, has integrated with the national payments systems of the South...

Kathy Gibson is at the Deloitte Risk Conference in Sandton - Arguably one of the biggest risks facing business today is the speed of digital transformation and innovation. These create a lot of friction that we need to address, says Thiru Pillay, MD: consulting at...

Cyber attacks against financial services firms and other sectors have increased in number, size and sophistication. Globally, cybercriminals have launched large-scale attacks against banks and other financial institutions, siphoning billions of dollars from bank...

Despite challenging markets and the tough economic environment, more than 50% of employees at mid- and senior management levels in South Africa's top companies expect to receive above-inflation increases this year, a survey has revealed. Results from the annual Jack...

In the future, cyberattackers may be able to exploit memory implants to steal, spy on, alter or control human memories and, while the most radical threats are several decades away, the essential technology already exists in the form of deep brain stimulation devices....

Vodacom says it has added 19 new countries to its existing 28 markets footprint, increasing its overall coverage to 47 countries across Africa. Through its strategic partnerships, Vodacom Business, the leading fixed communication services provider in Africa has to...