Energy
African enterprises warm up to Blockchain technology
Blockchain is a record-keeping technology designed to make it impossible to hack the system or forge the data stored on it, thereby making it secure and immutable. It is a type of distributed ledger technology (DLT),...
Morocco competing to be the renewable energy leader in Africa
Only 10 years ago, more than half of Morocco’s electricity supply was provided by coal. However, as forecasts indicate that energy requirements in the North African country will constantly rise until 2050, a new law w...
Africa gears up for IoT transformation
A recent global survey by HP Enterprise of 3,000+ IT and business decision makers at the end of 2016, found that the Internet of Things has hit an inflection point in their minds. IoT is moving from good to great....
Solar plus storage is a win-win for Nigeria’s booming data centre...
In the next five years, Nigeria’s data centre industry is set to explode, doubling its capacity from 116MW in 2024 to a forecasted 226MW in 2029 bringing high bandwidth speeds to urban areas. But with a failing...
PwC and SAP to help organisations achieve their ESG and net zero targets
PwC and SAP have announced a new co-innovation strategy to make sustainability an integral part of standard business operations. The strategy is directed at creating trusted solutions to address key Environmental,...
Algeria’s bold new renewables agenda to fuel MENA collaborations
Middle East Energy Dubai, the most reputable and comprehensive energy event in the MENA region, took place at Dubai World Trade Centre from March 7th to 9th. Algeria’s energy planners and innovators participated and f...
From recovery to reality: How technology is driving sustainable economic...
The recently held COP26 presented a major moment for international co-operation to think strategically and work together to respond to global climate challenges. After 18 months of crisis navigation and laying the...
First Digital launches easy to use POPIA compliance assessment toolkit
Most local businesses are aware that if they do not meet the compliance requirements of the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA), South Africa’s data protection law, before this year’s deadline of 30 J...
The state of procurement in SA and opportunity for digital solutions
A good number of South African companies find themselves in a fairly precarious position when it comes to procurement because they have yet to properly integrate their basic processes and their weaknesses have come to be...
Axian Group enhances corporate integrity with Oxalys digital procurement...
Axian is a pan-African group that operates in five industries with high growth potential, namely real estate, telecoms, finance, energy and, open innovation and FinTech. Philippe Prodhomme, Group CFO, Axian Group, tells...
REREC chooses SAP to bring transparency to renewable energy distribution in...
The Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Corporation (REREC) in Kenya has taken advantage of new technologies to enhance transparency and efficiency after partnering with SAP. It has leveraged new technologies...
AECI chooses SAP to mine for talent gold
AECI, one of South Africa’s largest chemicals groups, turned to SAP when it needed to deploy an integrated people management platform to overcome the challenges of a lack of group level visibility and agility for it 7...
Leveraging the capabilities of IoT to transform the sugar industry
The Royal Swazi Sugar Corporation (RSSC) is a sugar manufacturer based in the north-east corner of Swaziland. It spans around 20 000 hectares of sugar cane-producing farmland plus two mills that produce the sugar for...
City of Cape Town makes access to clean water a digital priority
As one of the largest metros in South Africa, the City of Cape Town is tasked with providing an annual average of around 880 million litres of clean, safe drinking water daily to residents, businesses and industry, as ...
Massdiscounters adopts Trackmatic’s Driver-Led Visibility solution
Massdiscounters, a leading distribution chain, has adopted Trackmatic’s Driver-Led Visibility solution. The solution, paired with Trackmatic’s detailed business analytics, has transformed key performance indicators, wit...
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