Industry experts comment on Budget Speech

The 2014 National Budget Address echoed a resounding endorsement of the National Development Plan (NDP), viewed by business as a blueprint for faster growth, job creation and poverty alleviation. What’s more, Minister Pravin Gordhan highlighted the private sector as a...

How to better manage contract management

Contracts are an important instrument of business, yet they remain one of the worst managed components within an organisation, often leading to the mismanagement of operational processes that in turn impact efficiencies and put a company at risk.  The bottom line is...

Risk factors when migrating to e-commerce

Launching an online business, or taking an existing business online, requires a new set of skills for anyone who is used to a more traditional bricks-and-mortar retail environment. There are new ways to market, new ways to deliver your product – and new ways to ensure...

CIOs playing catch-up in the digital world

As we enter the new world of digitalisation, CIOs are having to quickly change the way they work – but most of them feel they are unprepared for the new way of doing business. According to the Gartner 2014 CIO Agenda, a massive 51% of CIOs around the world don’t...

Three layers of security key for business

Businesses today need to focus equally on physical, personnel and cyber security in order to mitigate risk in the face of growing criminal focus on enterprise data, says UK-based security expert Chris Phillips.All businesses should take a holistic approach to...