by Dianne Bayley | May 5, 2020 | Sustainability
Traditional banks will fall even further behind in market share and customer experience due to the global Covid-19 pandemic, warns the CEO of one of the world’s largest independent financial advisory organisations,the deVere Group. The comments from Nigel Green,...
by Dianne Bayley | May 5, 2020 | Sustainability
Artificial Intelligence (AI) can revolutionise business, but it should not be deployed unless there is a solid business case for it. This is according to Johan Steyn, chair of the Institute of Information Technology Professionals South Africa (IITPSA)’s AI and...
by Dianne Bayley | Apr 28, 2020 | Sustainability
Having grown up in a “retail family”, Jennifer Farinha, owner of Grobank’s client Sutherland SuperSpar, has had to use all her experience and come up with innovative ways to deal with South Africa’s lockdown response to the Covid-19 pandemic. “When Government began...
by Dianne Bayley | Apr 21, 2020 | Sustainability
While the extension of the South African lockdown until the end of April might not have been unexpected, many are concerned about the long-term impact this will have on the country. This extends to more than the economic repercussions but the human component as well....
by Dianne Bayley | Apr 20, 2020 | Sustainability
With bulk commodity prices continuing to rise from their lows in 2016, and precious metals continuing to struggle, the mining industry is increasingly turning to technology to cut costs and improve efficiencies. Solutions and systems that have been tried-and-tested in...
by Dianne Bayley | Apr 20, 2020 | Sustainability
The one thing that is certain about COVID-19 is its uncertainty. It has shaken the foundations of governments, corporates, and institutions and has caused extraordinary volatility in markets and economies, writes John Lewis, Managing Director, Aggreko Africa. As the...