by Dianne Bayley | Jul 28, 2022 | Sustainability
We’ve come a long way since Thomas Edison and General Electric created the first substantial power grids in the 1880s. But one thing hasn’t changed much: work stops when the power goes out. South Africans have endured front-row seats to this reality as...
by Dianne Bayley | Jul 27, 2022 | Workplace 2020
Manufacturers have to quickly realise that to overcome supply chain disruptions, their business operations need to consider a different approach to ensure supply-chain resiliency, writes Doug Hunter, Manager: Customer and Ecosystem Enablement, SYSPRO Africa. South...
by Dianne Bayley | Feb 23, 2022 | Sustainability
It should come as no surprise that there has been a massive spike in interest and uptake of solar installations of various sizes. Load shedding and unplanned outages have affected businesses and households alike. This has had a massive impact on businesses as well as...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 29, 2021 | Innovation
Eskom’s Chief Executive Officer, Andre de Ruyter, has warned that South Africa can expect another five years of load shedding as the country continues to face a shortfall of 4 000 megawatts, writes Justin Manson, Sales Director at Webfleet Solutions. Not only do these...
by Dianne Bayley | Jun 17, 2021 | Sustainability
Utilities companies should be used to the occasional existential threat, writes Claudia Johnston, Sales Director at IFS Africa. It happened when monolithic phone companies had to adapt globally to the arrival of the internet, smartphones and competition from...
