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There is so much power in the plant kingdom for health and healing. And from vibrant fruits and vegetables, irresistible nuts and grains, to wonderfully delicious and umami-rich mushrooms, it’s all really good eating! That does not mean you have to turn vegan or vegetarian for a lifetime, or even a day. Setting the record straight, Kathy McManus, who is the Director of the Department of Nutrition and Director of the Dietetic Internship at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital, a teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School in Boston USA, explains that: “Plant-based or plant-forward eating patterns focus on foods primarily…

In a recent study tracking the world’s best diets, the flexitarian diet came out at second place as one of the best diets in terms of managing food habits. In that same study, flexitarianism was voted the best (first place) for weight loss, and second place for diabetes management. The latest report from Stats SA indicates that diabetes is the second leading cause of death among South Africans, and the leading cause of death in South African women. Tammy Fry, co-founder of the Fry Family Food Co. says this is an alarming statistic, considering that type 2 diabetes is primarily…

Hennie Moodie, Team Lead New Business at Remote Metering Solutions South Africans looking for a more user-friendly and transparent way of managing their energy consumption are embracing smart meter technology. These are deployed with a prepaid or smart wallet system to help people stay in control of their electricity expenditure. Consumption data is available on usage per time interval, so consumers can be more pro-active in identifying power-heavy appliances at home. But with millions of electricity consumers still needing to convert, there is massive untapped potential for smart meters in the country. Beyond the advantages for consumers, smart meters can…

The Magic Camel says: don’t put your message in a bottle. Who knows where it will land up? The marksman on the rifle range sets his sights securely on the centre of the target. In a similar vein, your writing should be aimed firmly and squarely at your target audience. Let your reader discover and relish the magic of your words, luring them to respond to your message in a positive, constructive, and understanding manner. In this way, your relationship with your audience becomes a two-way avenue. Your writing becomes a gateway to a two-way communication highway. The Magic Camel…

The hybrid working environment has seen more companies embrace the cloud as the means to provide access to data, solutions, and services instrumental for business growth. But in doing so, organisations expose themselves to a rapidly evolving threat landscape where sophisticated threat actors target any company regardless of size or geographic location. Check Point Infinity provides business and technology leaders with a consolidated cybersecurity architecture that prevents Fifth Generation cyberattacks across networks, cloud deployments, endpoints, mobile, and Internet of Things devices. These large scale, multi-vector attacks are designed to infect multiple components of an organisation’s IT infrastructure and are typically…

Strato Language Services, a multidisciplinary transcription and translation company and only KUDO partner in Africa, showcases KUDO’s new integration into Microsoft Teams. KUDO is a multilingual Web conferencing platform with human-powered simultaneous interpretation, a language service that will now be available as a language Channel Selector in Microsoft Teams. Available from Microsoft AppSource, the KUDO add-on will give customers access to real-time interpretation of more than 200 spoken and sign languages from within any Microsoft Teams meeting. With the native integration, clients will be able to add KUDO’s language selector to any Teams meeting, enabling participants to listen and engage…

Water is a precious commodity in South Africa and climate change is placing increasing pressure on our country’s already constrained water resources. But while there has been much discussion about the role of green buildings in reducing carbon emissions, the preservation and efficient use of water in construction is often overlooked, says Databuild CEO Morag Evans. “The construction industry consumes a considerable amount of water in its day-to-day operations, using it at every stage of a project’s lifecycle. Unfortunately, many construction companies do not have adequate measures in place to reduce excessive water consumption, resulting in millions of litres going…

By Howard Feldman, Head of Marketing & People at Synthesis Friends. Not the well-known TV series but the people in our lives who support, love and annoy us. The ones who in crises we turn to, and the ones who in the same crises we might turn on. The ones who tell us like it is without fear of our reaction and who will leap to defend us when others say the same thing. The ones whose company we are judged by and who tell others who we are because of our association with them. Let’s talk about them. And…

Many South African companies across industry sectors aim to become digitally transformed. To accomplish this, they need access to tools that help them adapt to this new dynamic. This is where the Internet of Things (IoT) becomes a critical micro-service within an ecosystem of advanced solutions that can enable this, according to local IoT specialists Trinity IoT. “Making data points an integral part of the operational process will deliver the organisational impetus to make digital solutions work. If a company feels that ‘it has skin in the game’, then it will do everything possible to ensure success. All the puzzle…

The law is clear about how pension pay-outs are handled, and the circumstances that can prevent them The Pension Funds Act offers employers and employees with clear insights and guidelines around how retirement funds are paid out, and what processes need to be followed in the event of a dispute. The latter can come about as a result of a financial loss to the employer due to employee conduct such as theft or fraud, but any business planning to prevent pension payments must follow due process before anything can happen. In short, says Nicol Myburgh Head: CRS Technologies HCM Business…