Corruption comes under the spotlight

Public sector corruption has come under the spotlight in recent years, and President Jacob Zuma says the current government will work to reduce it. “The Special Investigating Unit, the Anti-Corruption Task Team the Asset Forfeiture Unit and the Hawks, have made...

Spotlight on CIOs as tech drives business

A massive 90% of CIOs believe that speed, reinvention, agility and innovation are critical to the success of any organisation serious about optimising performance and gaining competitive advantage. And CIOs now have a seat at the top table, playing a critical role in...

Android under the threat spotlight

In a short space of time, Android has claimed the lion’s share of the mobile market – in fact, more than 900-million Android mobile devices have now been activated. Unfortunately, this popularity has put a large target on the platform’s back. This popularity...

Labour governance under the spotlight

A prominent industrial relations professor has called for an assessment of the different forms of global labour governance in the light of claims from China Labour Watch that Apple’s new cheaper iPhone is being produced in poor working conditions at Jabil Circuit’s...

Big data under the spotlight

More than 75% of midsize to large businesses will be implementing big data-related solutions within the next 12 months – with customer care, marketing and sales departments increasingly driving demand. According to Microsoft’s Global Enterprise Big Data Trends:...