By Dennis Phillips, National Sales Manager at PFERD-South Africa South Africa’s manufacturing sector, which contributes around 14% to GDP, is still struggling to recover to pre-pandemic levels... 

By Mashudu Mphafudi – Director and Head – Finance & Banking practice and Michael Bailey, Associate – Finance & Banking practice It is estimated that stage 6 loadshedding is costing the economy as... 

By Arjen de Bruin, Managing Director at OIM Consulting  In its simplest form, a company’s operating model can be described as a visualisation of its business strategy. The intent of the model is to... 

By Tania Govender, Sales Director at Worldwide Staffing This year has seen South Africans suffer with load shedding every day so far, with no end in sight for the foreseeable future. The economic... 

By Tennille Bell, General Manager: Sales at Programmed Process Outsourcing (PPO) In 2022, the National Minimum Wage (NMW) was adjusted from R21,69 to R23,19 for each ordinary hour worked with... 

By Krishna Pillay, Director at Cresco Advisory As the cost of South Africa’s unreliable power supply continues to increase at rates much higher than inflation, it has created a drive for... 

By Sbo Chilli, Product Manager: EcoStruxure - IDHMI & IDMST at Schneider Electric The ability to manage data in an effective and flexible manner is paramount and runs in tandem with improved... 

By Dwibin Thomas, Cluster Automation Leader at Schneider Electric The benefits of digital twin technology have enjoyed considerable attention in the last year.  Transcending multiple industries,... 

By Zuko Mdwaba, Area Vice President and Country Leader, Salesforce South Africa  As companies navigate challenging market conditions and respond to rising interest rates and costs of doing... 

By Jerome Brink, Director: Tax & Exchange Control Practice at Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Every South African is currently faced with the ongoing negative effects of rolling electricity blackouts, which... 

By Daniel Orelowitz, Managing Director at Training Force Despite being Africa’s most industrialised nation, South Africa has one of the highest unemployment rates in the world and is currently... 

By Rhys Dyer, CEO of ooba Home Loans Cost cutting is on many people’s minds as prices rise and affordability becomes stretched. And while potential homeowners continue to benefit from attractive... 

BBE Projects, a specialist in the design, engineering and construction of mine ventilation, refrigeration and cooling systems, is currently executing a turnkey project to design and construct a... 

By: Konosoang Asare-Bediako, Director, Investment Banking Division, Absa CIB Security of supply is a major area of focus for mining and resources businesses in Africa and is likely to be a major... 

By Barend Matthee, National Projects Director at Workforce Staffing Extended blackouts and relentless loadshedding is crippling essential infrastructure and service delivery in South Africa. In a... 

By Bongani Mankewu – An Associate of the Infrastructure Development & Engagement Unit at Nelson Mandela University. He writes in his personal capacity As the business sector and others see the... 

By Monde Mawasha, Coega Chief Knowledge and Digital Officer - ICT, Research and Strategy On the questions of who pays for data or the cost to communicate, Coega’s Chief Knowledge and Digital... 

By Irene Lauro, Environmental Economist at Schroders In his National Budget Speech on Wednesday, South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana announced that from 1 March 2023, businesses will be... 

By Msizi Khoza, Head of Environmental, Social and Governance, Absa CIB  South Africa is a country with immense potential. Yet, the nation finds itself in a profound polycrisis with high levels of... 

By Anton Gillis, CEO, Kruger Gate Hotel  Last year, I penned an op-ed, DStv doesn’t care about tourism recovery, which detailed the frustrations that I, and others in the tourism industry, have... 

By Pierre Bekker, Director at Quyn International Outsourcing For industries and organisations that do not specialise in recruitment, finding the right skills for a specific business or project can... 

By Rhys Evans, Managing Director at ALCO-Safe Substance abuse is a major problem in most countries. While it is extremely challenging for governments to tackle alcohol and drug abuse on its own,... 

By Ryan Boyes, Governance, Risk and Compliance Officer at Galix There are various reasons why a company might want to comply with ISO 27001, with some looking to provide assurances to customers and... 

By Alan Shannon, Nedbank Executive: Small Business Services and Private Clients... 

By Emma Day, Executive Associate at JG Afrika (Pty) Ltd Entrusted with the Pavement Management System for Bakwena Platinum Corridor Concessionaire, JG Afrika is helping to maintain the N1/N4 Toll... 

In the international mining community, company boards are coming increasingly into the spotlight. The reason? It is well known that those companies that operate with the core principles of good... 

Opinion editorial by Lunga Mani, Practice Leader for Sub-Saharan Africa In January, South Africa’s ruling party announced that the country’s immigration laws must be overhauled, as part of a... 

By Anton Fester – Sedna Industrial IT Solutions MD Demand for private LTE (pLTE) is being driven by an increasing thirst for secure and efficient edge connectivity to accommodate the growing need... 

By Bridgett Majola, Partner: Banking & Finance; Gavin Noeth, Senior Consultant: Infrastructure & Projects; and Pooja Pundit, Candidate Attorney, CMS South Africa In recognition of the global... 

By Bernard Mofokeng, Partner: Head of Tax; Nico Alberts, Senior Tax Consultant, CMS South Africa It is shocking that the South African government seems not to regard the now regular power blackouts... 

By Shivani Landie, Principal Consultant, FICO Many lenders are at a fork in the road when it comes to devising smart, agile collections strategies that will safeguard their customers and cement... 

By Dennis Phillips, National Sales Manager at PFERD-South Africa As metalworking industries develop, so do associated industries and products. One such industry is abrasive manufacturers, and it is... 

By Tennille Bell, General Manager: Sales at Programmed Process Outsourcing (PPO) Unpredictable by nature, it can be tricky to anticipate growth or predict the direction a business will take in the... 

By Michael Ketz, CEO at ShareForce Share incentive plans are becoming more and more popular among private companies as a means of remunerating employees and improving staff retention. Increasingly,... 

By Desiree Hlubi, Brand Manager at Sisi Safety Wear  Notorious for workplace accidents and injuries on the job, construction is a risky business. Between working at heights, operating heavy... 

By Reinhard Seidel, Africa Client Services, Verder Pumps SA In any industrial setting, the balancing act between cost savings and profitability is a careful one. The mining industry for instance -... 

By Johan Potgieter, Cluster Industrial Software lead, and Ettienne van Niekerk, Cluster Water Segment leader at Schneider Electric South Africa’s water and wastewater (WWW) woes are well documented... 

By Rasheed Ola Jimoh, Senior Director for West and Central Africa at Commvault  Ransomware is a global issue facing almost all organisations whose businesses depend on or leverage information...