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By Frikkie Malan, head of sustainability at Remote Metering Solutions The regulations for the mandatory display of building Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) in South Africa is expected to promote energy efficiency awareness and the improvement of building energy performance. EPCs will help property owners to identify which buildings represent the greatest potential for energy efficiency improvements. An EPC is a certificate that shows the energy performance of a building as a rating from A to G, with A being the most efficient and G the least efficient rating. In terms of the regulations, an EPC must be displayed in the…
By Tjaard du Plessis, Synthesis Head of Digital & Emerging Tech Here be Dragons! There’s something about that moment when you go: File > New. Together with the beauty of the blank page, the nothingness also invokes, fear. Fear of uncertainty. At the start of a project is when we know the least. Surely, we can’t be building software in such a state of unknown? What is needed is a way to eliminate uncertainty before we start, right? The traditional and maybe most intuitive approach is to analyse before you start, to carefully map out a plan. The tension of…
By Nelson Camara, Go-to-market Executive at SilverBridge Holdings Analysts expect insurers to focus on automating the marketing and sales functions. By doing so, insurers can embrace a data-driven marketing approach which enables personalised campaigns that are more relevant to customers. In turn, this will create an opportunity for insurers to access previously untapped revenue opportunities. As part of this, the injection of advanced data analytics can assist insurers to gain a better understanding of customer behaviour. This lets them become more relevant and increase the success rate of their end user engagements. Even before the developments of the past two…
Buying something and receiving it now while paying it off later seems designed to be helpful: It lets consumers enjoy things before they pay for it and enables purchasing without the liquid cash, letting people pay it off down the road. But the buy now, pay later (BNPL) model is laced with limitations and opens the door to unsavoury outcomes for consumers and the economy overall. The pitfall of paying something off later The BNPL design locks consumers into owing money, and if this is spread across merchants and unregulated lenders, it can cripple the future finances of the consumers…
Today’s digital-first business environment puts effective data management front and centre of the organisational strategy. And while the principles of backup and recovery still hold true, these have evolved to now encompass borderless visibility and on-demand access to all your data regardless of where it is stored, all managed through a single application with no hardware required. Redstor examines some of the considerations around choosing the right approach for the business. Helping hand The best partner is one that takes great technology and delivers it in a way that makes sense for the company. Of course, the solution is important.…
Coronation Fund Managers shakes up their category with the launch of their new advertising campaign. This vibrant creative execution is aligned with one of their simple and clear business objectives: “Inspire people to invest”. When analysing the investment category, two interesting trends were highlighted. Firstly, there is little differentiation within the category and secondly, for decades the category has been preaching patience and time. The absence of a strong call to action and urgency to invest immediately was stark. In promoting patience and time, the category inadvertently created a languid and passive audience. This explains why investing is something most…
Turkish Airlines have once again displayed their commitment to Cape Town by introducing the airline’s most advanced aircraft, the Dreamliner, on route from 1 April 2022. Regarded as one of the most advanced aircraft for its fuel efficiency and range flexibility, the 787-9 Dreamliner offers refined and luxurious comfort for its passengers from South Africa to Istanbul. Turkish Airlines’ Dreamliner has a seating capacity of 300 passengers, including 270 economy class seats and 30 exceptional business class seats. The modern cabins provide the perfect setting to enjoy Turkish Airlines’ award-winning on-board dining and in-flight entertainment. Within a spacious wide-body cabin…
Leading provider of end-to-end digital services and solutions Obsidian Systems relates its own experience. Businesses in South Africa can debate the pros and cons of the hybrid work model all they like, but the fundamental truth is that COVID-19 has changed the rules, and now skilled workers are in a strong position to influence the employer/ employee environment to ultimately transcend the traditional company culture. This is an ongoing debate and one that Obsidian Systems, a leading provider of end-to-end digital services and solutions, is familiar with. Wilhelm Strydom, Operations Sales Administrator at Obsidian Systems, said that two years before…
You don’t need to rip and replace existing payroll and human resource systems to gain innovative and modernised functionality It’s easy to assume that a legacy payroll platform isn’t capable of handling the demands of the modern workforce, particularly in the era of hybrid and gig working. Considering that 70% of executives recently interviewed by Deloitte said that they were planning on a hybrid framework moving forward and that employees are increasingly dictating their terms of engagement – as seen in the Great Resignation – it’s time for companies to plan ahead, and plan their compliance. As the General Manager…
With a best time of 1:00:34, she is currently ranked the world’s top under 18 athlete in the 400 m hurdles event. Her time also qualifies her to compete in the South African Senior Championships, but she wants to focus on her immediate goal: to reach the finals of the World under 20 Championships, also known as the World Junior Championships, which takes place from 2-7 August 2022 at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia. Video Credit: SuperSport Schools