Month: July 2022

Operating Unit President Bruno Pietracci has been appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to the U.S. President’s Advisory Council on Doing Business in Africa (PAC-DBIA). The PAC-DBIA is an important forum for dialogue between the U.S. Government and the private sector, and through its recommendations since being established in 2014, has had numerous concrete […]

The logistics sector of South Africa recovered somewhat during the month of June, following two months of strain. The Ctrack Transport and Freight Index (Ctrack TFI) grew by 1.3% during June compared to May which represented a 5.0% improvement compared to a year ago, slightly up from May’s 4.7% year-on-year improvement. Compared to March’s pre-flooding […]

What do graphic cards, laptops, gaming consoles, smart home appliances, smartphones, 5G-ready industrial and commercial equipment, and today’s cars and trucks have in common? They all rely on semiconductor chips. So, what happens when High-Tech and Consumer-Electronics Companies start to experience chip shortages and voice severe concerns about far-reaching supply-chain challenges set to disrupt manufacturers, […]

Manufacturers continue to face challenges like increased demand, enduring labour shortages and rising direct material costs. Buying better is also simply not enough and manufacturers will now need to answer the call for sustainability in ethical sourcing and focus on investing in supplier partnerships and innovation by accelerating the adoption of digital and analytics. Previously […]

In today’s challenging economic times, more retailers are turning to customer loyalty programmes and frequent shopper initiatives to grow their business. And if the local numbers are anything to go by, this is starting to pay dividends. Research shows that 74% of economically active South Africans were using loyalty programmes last year. Perhaps even more […]

The African transport and logistics sector has raised USD200million (R3.2billion) in the last year and in South Africa, the sector’s contribution is expected to grow by 1,8% per annum.  Transport Evolution Africa Forum and Expo will highlight and showcase African transport expansion plans across ports, rail and road networks to enable efficient trade corridors. The […]

Key to unlocking value chains, especially in the tech start-up space, is the ability of large, established corporates to work effectively with small, agile start-ups. Big corporations partnering with start-ups is an untested and undeveloped space. Few models have been developed to date and examples of successful collaboration are few and far between. As such, […]

Data management is critical not only for mitigating the risk of ransomware, but also for compliance with various data privacy and data protection regulations. Businesses have tools, policies and extensive systems in place to deal with this, but often forget about securing endpoints. An endpoint is any device that has access to a network, and […]