May 21, 2013
Despite economic challenges, the worldwide supply chain management (SCM) software market grew by 7,1% to $8,3-billion in 2012. During 2012, IT budget decision-makers remained highly cautious overall, but supply chain investments kept their priority status and moved...
Apr 22, 2013
Lindani Dhlamini, CEO of professional services firm SekelaXabiso, examines the problem of unemployment in South Africa. Whenever South Africa’s latest unemployment statistics are released, I’m struck by how easily our very high levels of unemployment could destabilise...
Mar 20, 2013
A great deal has changed since The Economist labelled Africa as “the Hopeless Continent” 10 years ago. Over the past decade, six of the world’s 10 fastest-growing countries were African; emerging economies in the East and West of Africa indicate a 6% to 7% economic...
Mar 20, 2013
Cities are complicated, interdependent ecosystems that are being targeted by national governments as the crucible for re-animation of the economy. With such a focus on what areas the UK government should prioritise to kick start the economy Joe Dignan, chief public...
Mar 20, 2013
About 1,2-billion people – almost a fifth of the world’s population – live in areas of physical water scarcity, while another 1,6-billion face what can be called economic water shortage. The situation is only expected to worsen as population growth,...
