KEEPING THE COLD CHAIN COLD Powering the equipment behind cold chain efficiency With revenues expected to grow from roughly R103.6 billion (USD 6.3b) in 2023 to over R328.9 billion (USD 20b) by 2030, South Africa’s cold chain market is growing […]
African businesses are scaling beyond borders and logistics is helping power that growth. As more African businesses expand into regional and international markets, logistics is starting to play a much bigger role in making that growth possible. For many small
Businesses of all sizes have a right to demand a level of accountability from their technology providers. Doing business in South Africa is rewarding but it can also feel like a feat of endurance. Volatile exchange rate, fuel price fears,
The AI arms race is changing cybersecurity economics AI is driving down the cost of attacks while increasing the value of defence, but where does this race for dominance end, asks Richard Frost, Head of Technology Solutions and Consulting at
When fuel prices rise, most businesses look first at transport contracts, route planning and supplier costs. Very few look closely enough at packaging. They should. Every unnecessary gram on a pack becomes weight in the supply chain. Every oversized carton
The conversation around AI is often dominated by speculation about job losses. Yet this focus distracts from a more immediate and measurable challenge: South African businesses are investing in advanced technologies, but they do not have the critical digital skills,
Correcting the misalignment between digital skills and business needs Read More »
Rising unemployment, growing labour underutilisation and deepening skills mismatches are exposing a widening disconnect between available jobs and available workplace-ready talent in South Africa. Statistics South Africa’s latest Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS), released last week, sparked significant discussion across
Africa Automation Indaba (AAI) 2026 has concluded with a clear signal that Africa’s automation conversation is moving beyond technology showcases and into the more complex questions of implementation, skills, policy, ethics, and industrial competitiveness. Held at the Radisson Collection Hotel,
The Lobito Corridor project, the multibillion-dollar, 1 300km railway development connecting Angola’s Atlantic port of Lobito to the mineral-rich DRC and Zambia, has highlighted the urgent need for South Africa to ramp up its status as a value-added industrial hub.
Lobito Corridor further weakens South Africa’s logistics value. Read More »
On-premises virtual desktop infrastructure was once the only serious option for companies needing a centralised and managed desktop environment. That’s no longer true, says Chris Badenhorst, Head of Azure Core Services at Braintree. Companies running a virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI)
When did your virtual desktop last earn its keep? Read More »
