by Dianne Bayley | Jun 6, 2022 | Innovation
South Africans are all too aware of the ongoing electricity supply issues facing the country, says Frikkie Malan, head of sustainability at Remote Metering Solutions. The deteriorating electrical generation, transmission, and distribution infrastructure is cause for...
by Dianne Bayley | May 30, 2022 | Innovation
When WhatsApp Business launched in 2018, it’s safe to say that many people feared they’d be inundated with promotional messages from businesses, by Dori-Jo Bonner, Strategist at Striata Africa.Those fears have largely proven unfounded. That’s not because it isn’t...
by Dianne Bayley | May 29, 2022 | Innovation
A team of orthopaedic surgeons at Netcare Pretoria East Hospital, using a state of the art robotic surgical system, are expanding the options in hip and knee replacements for patients from northern Gauteng and surrounding provinces. “We congratulate orthopaedic...
by Dianne Bayley | May 24, 2022 | Innovation
Cash is still king in South Africa. But according to Anton van der Merwe, COO of leading pan-African fintech enablement partner, Ukheshe Technologies, its long reign is increasingly under threat as businesses and consumers begin counting the real, hidden costs behind...
by Dianne Bayley | May 16, 2022 | Innovation
The current turbulent economic environment is undoubtedly adding fresh challenges for aviation, an industry still recovering from the devastating impacts of COVID-19, notes Yann Cabaret, CEO of SITA for Aircraft, SITA. Operating on reduced margins and with an...
by Dianne Bayley | May 15, 2022 | Innovation
New thinkers are not only revolutionising the ways in which data can lead to innovation, but also the ways in which we work to realise those innovations. Africa has its own means of fostering, accommodating, and eventually promoting its own pool of data talent, notes...