Your guide to the top three cloud computing trends of 2018

[Brett St Clair] Digital transformation continues to grow with a predicted spend of $1.7 globally by 2019, a massive 42% increase on 2017 spend (IDC 2017). It is a given that cloud computing services will gain a phenomenal market share in Africa this year...

2018 hospitality IoT trends: Creating a home away from home

[Pieter Engelbrecht] There's a seismic shift happening in the hospitality industry, forcing businesses to take their wireless infrastructure beyond just offering free Wi-Fi, to enabling next-generation guest journeys. Here are the four most important IoT and wireless trends for the coming year...

How the thunderbolts of transformation impact the future of work

[Carmen Murray] With the hype around the fourth industrial revolution, AI, robotics and what this means for our careers, Carmen Murray, articulates how this impacts the future of work...

#StartupStory: Playbook

[Jessica Tennant] Playbook is a web-based platform that simplifies the creative procurement process by making sure SA creatives and artists 'play by the book' in terms of bookings, performances or commissions...

Campaigning to #DefeatDayZero

[Leigh Andrews] The phrases 'water crisis', 'drought' and 'day zero' have been taking up headline space consistently for the past few months. While this has set most of the country into a frenzy, Cape Town-based creatives put their (shower) thinking caps on, with ways to better educate the public and hopefully #DefeatDayZero...

On a Grand Safari with Peter Hayward

[Cari Coetzee] What we have proved with tents in the last 27 years is that you definitely don't need bricks and mortar to have an experience...

More than an apple a day in Grabouw's tourism future

[Brian Berkman] Although the fruit industry is the major Grabouw employer, two retirees who have changed focus to the hospitality industry believe that tourism will be the key force for good in the valley.

#MusicExhange: Chadwin Alexander

[Martin Myers] On 14 February 2018, there will be a plethora of music shows celebrating Valentine's Day, and one such show is at the Orbit Jazz Club in Braamfontein, Johannesburg featuring the amazing musical director, Chadwin Alexander.

Five consumer spending trends to watch out for in 2018 - GfK – An NIQ Company

[Rachel Thompson] South African retailers and manufacturers face a significant shift in how consumers behave over the next few years, as economic conditions tighten, consumer confidence falls and internet shopping takes off...

The modern marketer's imperative: Adopting a growth-hacking mindset

[Gil Sperling] Time to dismantle the traditional advertising complex and implement initiatives that drive exponential growth...

Jaguar F-Type thrills with topless fun

[Henrie Geyser] Okay, so the 221kW Jaguar F-Type convertible is the least powerful of the eight-model convertible range, but that certainly doesn't mean it is a slouch when it comes to generating a smile-on-your-dial adrenaline rush...

Buy local to create jobs

[Danette Breitenbach] Unemployment in South Africa is at nearly 28%. Even more frightening is that of this percentage, half have never ever worked...

#MeetingsAfrica: All that Africa has to offer

[Danette Breitenbach] Wowing the world with what Africa has to offer. That is the purpose of Meetings Africa...

Scopen Agency Scope: "Not just an opinion, it's actually ground in reality"

[Leigh Andrews] Johanna McDowell of the IAS is also the South African partner of Scopen. She shared a wealth of insights into the local marketing-agency relationship, as well as SA-specific insights and what attendees can expect from the upcoming Scopen masterclasses...

The ongoing collision between tech and the transport and logistics sector

[Mandisa Maketa] Transport and logistics is fast gaining prominence as a sector to watch globally. Increased intercontinental trade has meant increased connection across different size economies...

A multi-sensory feast at Muizenberg's Cucina Labia

[Lauren Hartzenberg] It's easy to be charmed by the Cape Town suburb of Muizenberg. There's the seaside dotted with colourful beach huts and teeming with ardent surfers, the quaint coffee shops, and a casual coastal flair that suburbs along the Atlantic Seaboard stand little chance of replicating.

Google Kenya's Charles Murito on digital advertising and the age of assistance

[Jessica Tennant] Google SA hosted a media event earlier this week to bring media practitioners across Africa up to speed on the latest technological advancements in the digital advertising space, focusing on Google Ads in particular...

#miningindaba18: Five things in mining that need to be fixed

[Nicci Botha] There are five main areas that can help bring investment back into the mining sector...