Digital a priority for consumer goods firms

The digital revolution is set to be very important to companies in the food and drink, consumer goods, luxury goods and agribusiness sectors – impacting everything from business growth and supply chain management to food safety, sustainability, and data security...

Datatec revenues on track for 2014

Datatec has delivered a satisfactory performance for the period from 1 March 2014 to 30 June 2014, with group revenues higher overall than those for the four months ended 30 June 2013. Westcon’s financial performance continues to improve as it successfully addresses...

Unintended consequences of the NUMSA strike

South Africa’s largest labour union, the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA), rejected a three-year wage offer from metal and engineering firms on 13 July, and threatened to call for sympathy strikes by its remaining 110 000 members.Since 1...

SA verticals adopt smart M2M solutions

Enterprises across a growing number of verticals in South Africa are turning to smart machine-to-machine (M2M) solutions to improve operational efficiency, optimise resources and enhance customer experience.The ability of M2M solutions to automate processes, as well...

Work-life blending could be dangerous

A new European workforce study has revealed that the end of the 9-to-5 workday could put workers at risk.Work-life blend is overtaking work-life balance amongst European office workers, according to a new study involving 4 500 workers launched today by Samsung...