During an economic recession or downturn, small businesses are often hit the hardest. Budget constraints, reduced spending power and inadequate preparedness for a recession can make it impossible for a small business to survive. Some industries are affected more than others, and typically luxury services suffer first as both business and private customers cut back […]
Kumba Iron Ore has rolled-out Passport 360 at four of its sites to manage compliance and streamline health and safety requirements. Passport 360 is a cloud-based platform which enables safety process automation and enhances performance in procurement and onboarding times. Kumba Iron Ore deals with about 600 sub-contractors. The cloud solution was called upon to […]
Implementing the cloud, the industrial internet of things (IIoT) and Industry 4.0 can benefit agriculture by enabling farmers to optimise their operations through digital transformation, thus feeding the world more efficiently and sustainably. Schneider Electric foresees three trends that will digitally transform agriculture. These are cloud-based deployment, improved visibility and control of equipment, and needing to […]
With the enforcement of the Protection of Personal Information Act of 2013 (PoPI) on the horizon, South African business owners and leaders need to re-examine the way that they handle and process data. In essence, PoPI seeks to ensure that all South African institutions operate responsibly when managing, collecting, processing, storing and sharing personal information. The […]
Product compliance has become a highly controversial issue to manufacturers and importers alike, with unsustainable and unachievable requirements for proof of compliance and suppliers subjected to unfair trading. The objectives of compulsory specifications are to protect end-users, property and the environment against unsafe products while ensuring fair trade. In addition to the primary objective of […]
Diesel Electric Services and Oilguard9000, a real-time diesel fuel management system, can assist in ensuring that fuel outages are eliminated. The company has over 100 installations throughout South Africa using Oilguard9000 with negotiations underway to install many more in various market sectors. Installations have taken place across various industries such as agriculture, financial services, telecom operators, data […]
The introduction of renewable power plants has introduced challenges to the management and regulation of power quality in South Africa. These challenges have been addressed by establishing power quality compliance criteria in line with local circumstances and by the introduction of a power quality guideline for renewable power plants (RPPs). South Africa has seen significant […]
With an industry target set to eliminate mining fatalities by 2020 and reduce lost time injuries by 20% from January 2017 [1], the pressure is on mines and their suppliers, including those in the field of proximity detection systems (PDS), to meet this vital goal. Transport-related incidents are still one of the top causes […]
FortiGuard Labs Researchers predict that IoT attacks and new evasion techniques will characterise emerging threats in 2016. As in years past, the internet of things (IoT) and cloud play heavily in the predictions but new malicious tactics and strategies will create unique challenges for vendors and organisations alike. Fortinet and its threat research division, […]
