Four Windows server backup solutions

[Charles Mburugu] For those who have a Windows server, backing it up is the most efficient protection you could have in place. Accidents are inevitable, and once it happens...

[BizTrends 2016] Major digital marketing trends

[Marc Spriestersbach] Africa Rising' is no longer relevant - we have long passed that milestone and the transformation that the continent is undergoing is dramatic, certainly in terms of communication and connectivity across all sectors of the market...

[BizTrends 2016] The new digital Africa

[Gaurav Singh] Top industry trends for the year across the continent will include marketing automation, online media investment and the continued rise of local content - all part of the new digital Africa...

Choosing a mobile incentives system

[Rob Mousley] Talk to any HR specialist, and they'll tell you that employee engagement is much more than simply offering rewards...

Do's and don'ts of hosting a travel writer

[Phindiwe Nkosi] As a travel writer, just when one thinks it can't get any better, there are moments when it does. The same is true for the other side of the coin...

Cybercriminals gear up as consumers unwind

[Doros Hadjizenonos] As consumers ease into their much-needed year-end breaks, cybercriminals are entering their busiest time of year. A time when consumers...

Application security crucial for data protection

[Simeon Tassev] Software is often considered the cornerstone of business today, supporting essential business processes, enabling productivity and facilitating enhanced efficiency, to name but a few functions...

The value of IoT in supply chains

[Lindsay Britz] The Internet of Things (IoT) is a key technology that is already being used in Africa to increase efficiency and productivity. There are still many opportunities available...

Omni-channel retail trends

[Matt Zajechowsk] As shoppers are becoming more channel-agnostic and more omni-channel in their customer journey, the retailers that are breaking through and meeting their demands are realising the greatest returns this holiday shopping season...

Four ways online retailers can shine this holiday season

[Sven Hammar] It is the busiest time of the year in many retail industries and there is a substantial increase in customers looking to spend money. The National Retail Federation notes that online shoppers are expected to spend $105 billion during the 2015 holiday season...

[Earth Focus] The future of food

[Roger Metcalfe] This year the hottest October ever on earth was recorded in Vredendal in the Western Cape. The temperature soared to an incredible 48.4 degrees Celsius...

Efficiency in a box

[Cari Coetzee] In a move to revolutionise the delivery of essential parts for the repair of office hardware across the country, Nashua in partnership with UTi, rolled out an innovative solution...

Reboot at Akasha Mountain Retreat

[Ruth Cooper] In this digital day and age where a beautiful sunset or a lush forest view is more often than not viewed through a tiny screen - a captured, insta'ed and retweeted version of something magical, it is wonderfully refreshing to forget that the internet ever existed and experience and appreciate something real and IRL

The top-five South African films of 2015

[Daniel Dercksen] Daniel Dercksen chooses his top-five local films of 2015.

Top technologies for retail at a glance

[Robbie Johnson] Trends change on a daily basis and it's impossible to keep up. So where are we with the current landscape of technology and where are we headed?

The best - and worst - global ads of 2015

[Leigh Andrews] More than just watch this year's most loved and hated ads, you need to take your viewing deeper and think about what makes them effective (or not)...

Making hard decisions, easier

[Deirdre Elphick-Moore] Each day we make thousands of decisions. Most are fairly insignificant, but others carry weight and consequences, like some of the decisions you find yourself having to make...

Just Jinjer since then

[Ruth Cooper] After a fair hiatus since their last full-length album, fans must have been elated when rock stalwarts Just Jinjer announced the release of their new album, 'Everything Since Then', last month. We chat to Ard Matthews to find out more.