Opportunity

REIGNITE BUSINESS AMBITION Turning small data into actionable insight

We’ve all come across that annoying small dog on the beach that’s always yelping. It makes a lot of noise, and certainly catches our attention. This ‘small but

21 Sep 2017

KEEP IMMUNE Protection againstransomware attacks

Ransomware is a type of malware that, as the name suggests, takes a user’s data hostage and then holds it for ransom. If users do not pay the ransom, hackers threaten to

21 Sep 2017

INTERNET OF THINGS Not just a tech project

The Internet of Things is here to stay as a range of connected devices become mainstream in our work and business lives. According to forecasts from Gartner, this year will end

20 Sep 2017

THE SOFTER SIDE OF TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT “Technology is an exciting and rewarding career,” states Lorraine Steyn firmly. And she should know. A pioneer in the South African software development industry, Steyn has been at the helm of the company she founded for some 30 years since it launched. She ascribes her company’s enduring success to the fact that she started Khanyisa Real Systems (KRS) with an entrepreneurial mindset, which she continues to apply every day.

When it comes to some of the challenges and opportunities that women may have in the technology sector, Steyn is vocal. “Women are very suited to software development, as

13 Sep 2017

TRADE TECH Trade Winds of change

Traders have always been obsessed with speed and for many years capital markets have focused their thinking and capital on enabling faster trades. We moved from ticker tapes to

08 Sep 2017

CREATE AND CAPTURE The future of manufacturing

Manufacturing today is no longer simply about making physical products but about finding new ways to create and capture value for the end user. Changes in consumer demand, the

08 Sep 2017

SEIZE THE DAY Achieving entrepreneurial success

Effective entrepreneurship results in the creation of a profitable business. It leads to assembling and coordinating physical, human and financial resources and applying

08 Sep 2017

ASSIGNING THE VALUE Tackling African challenges to African development

The parlous story of African economic and social development since independence best expressed in the failure to achieve the autonomous capacity for self-actuated development and

08 Sep 2017

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER! The countdown to the Small Medium and Micro-Enterprise (SMME) Opportunity Roadshow has begun and is getting closer to the end.

Taking place at the Cape Town Convention Centre (CTICC) on the 6th of September 2017, the SMME Opportunity Roadshow provides a platform for small business owners and entrepreneurs

04 Sep 2017