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Africa Business Communities Networking Event | Nairobi | 28 November 2019
Africa Business Communities is open for networking! Every last Thursday of the month you are welcome to meet our team and network.
Africa Business Communities Networking Event | Nairobi | 28 November 2019
Africa Business Communities is open for networking! Every last Thursday of the month you are welcome to meet our team and network.
[Column] Taru Madangombe: Smart cities embrace fourth industrial revolution
Smart cities rely on smart grid technology that includes traditional and renewable energy sources in its mix of power supply.
[Column] Sandra Crous: Why payroll is a function all SMEs should outsource
Regardless of your area of business activity or company size, dealing with employment issues may prove to be demanding task that requires ongoing attention and additional internal resources.
[Column] NJ Ayuk: What Africa’s Future Liquefied Natural Gas producers can learn from Qatar
As I got into the process of writing my recent book Billions At Play, The future of African Energy and doing deal, the story of Qatar intrigued me.
[Column] Adriaan Rossouw: Reducing risks, increasing visibility in supply chain management
In the fast-paced supply chain industry, most efforts to outpace disruption are ultimately limited by the physical and financial constraints inherent to moving goods around the globe.
[Column] Jason Penton: Offshore platform development growing as South Africa looks to play cloud catch-up
As cloud entered its teen years in 2019, South Africa remains a late adopter of what is globally an established technology
[Column] Mandla Mbonambi: DevTestOps - the continuous test
It seems like only yesterday that DevOps became the portmanteau de jour and confused everyone except those who were involved in its processes.
[Column] Catherine Moore: Accountants now also opting for Cloud solutions
Gone are the days of software and hardware upgrades, accountants are now opting for cloud ERP systems like Uniconta
[Interview] Catherine Jura, Director Learning and Development, Edify Learning Forum Africa, Kenya
Training management firms like Edify Learning Forum Africa, ELFA, have been at the forefront of designing, managing and redefining organizational learning processes in Africa over the years.
[Interview] Walid Amer, Partner & Senior Associate, Elevate Business Consulting, Egypt
Walid Amer is an experienced Certified Management Accountant with proven leadership expertise in assisting others in understanding the instrumental role finance data plays in improving business processes.
The keys to a successful fundraising for SMEs in West Africa
Several reasons explain why SMEs in Ghana and West Africa struggle to raise funding to finance their growth: many entrepreneurs have limited knowledge of fundraising options available to them.
[Column] David Bunei: Next-generation cloud eliminates pain points for Kenyan business
The recent Oracle Modern Cloud Day in Nairobi had the opportunity to experience the full potential unlocked by cloud-embedded technology.
[Column] Kree Govender: Breaking away from reporting, embracing predictive, prescriptive analytics
To lead with data in the digital age, today’s businesses must blaze trails daily. The key is to break away from archaic and static business reporting, favouring predictive, prescriptive analytics.
[Column] Syed Asad Abbas: We need to embrace the Cloud
There’s a lot of hype about the Cloud, however what comes to mind when you hear that your software will sit in the cloud, it sounds positively intangible and like a cloud it can fall apart anytime.
[Column] Baratang Miya: Building gender parity in the technology and telecoms industry
AfricaCom 2019 has a strong focus on building gender parity in the technology and telecoms industries this year, with a number of initiatives that will be launched.
[Column] Karien Bornheim: Essential security skills for all employees
Cybercrime is a problem that affects everyone. It doesn’t matter how big or small the company may be, it is at risk of breach, fraud, hack, and theft.
[Column] Kree Govender: The De-silofication of Data in Retail
Across the retail sector, there are three fundamental shifts that need to occur in the digital transformation journey. The first is the rise of the empowered consumer.
[Column] Phathizwe Malinga: Digitising Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Digitisation has introduced massive changes to every industry and country. And the consumer is the key that unlocks success as individuals become more informed and increase their power by having more choice.
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