Flexible working could add R17bn to economy

Aug 26, 2015

If South African knowledge workers fully utilised flexible working, it would be possible to add an extra R17-billion per year to the South African economy through the more productive use of available working hours – the equivalent of 0,4% of the GDP.

Take economic advantage of 3D printing

Aug 4, 2015

A new technological revolution is upon us. 3D printing originated in the early 1990s at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States. Having been the province only of manufacturers that could afford the expensive machines in the years since, 3D...

More capex investments from public sector

Jul 30, 2015

In an environment of low real economic growth, South African public sector institutions continued to plough an increasing amount of capital expenditure into the economy in the financial year 2013/14. This is evident from the latest capital expenditure survey from...

Catalysing Africa’s app economy

Jul 24, 2015

South African developers have the big ideas and funding necessary to catalyse the app economy revolution across Africa, but a cohesive approach is needed if SA is to deliver on its potential as the continent’s app hub, says Indran Naick, IBM Master inventor, IBM South...

Investing in women’s health boosts economy

Jun 29, 2015

As world leaders gather in Ethiopia to chart the future of financing for global development, researchers are showing how investments in women’s health and education can have a critical and enduring impact on the well-being of women and children, and by...