Change worries African leaders

African business leaders are more concerned with losing their competitive edge to their peers than leaders in the rest of the world.  When questioned about the impacts of technology-led change, global business leaders are positive about the effects on creativity and...

Post-digital era has arrived, says Deloitte

Business has moved into the post-digital era, according to Deloitte, which this morning released its Technology Trends Report.  Post-digital implies that all business planning and strategies going forward will be based upon digital technologies. The new Deloitte...

Sharp decline in SA consumer confidence

South African consumer confidence has fallen sharply, according to the latest MasterCard Index of Consumer Confidence released today.  The latest Index recorded an overall decline of 21.8 points, falling to a score of 48.0, compared to 69.8 six months ago. South...

2013 infrastructure management trends

Gartner has identified the top technology trends that will play key roles in modernising information management (IM) in 2013 and beyond, making the role of information governance increasingly important. “Information is one of the four powerful forces changing...

Schneider wins R101m Zambian deal

Energy management specialist Schneider Electric has secured purchase orders totalling R101-million from First Quantum Minerals’ Kansanshi smelter project and the Sentinel Greenfields project in Zambia. The Kansanshi site is located 15km north of the town of Solwezi...