NielsenIQ (NIQ) announced the integration of Consumer Panel and Retail measurement data into its NIQ Discover platform, providing retailers and brands the Full View on a single platform.
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Closing SA’s IT skills gap and reducing off-shore investment ‘requires a shift in thinking’
Honoured as Top Tech Innovator at the 2024 Wired4Women awards, redAcademy founder and MD Jessica Hawkey is driven by an unrelenting drive to work towards closing the skills gap in South Africa. In doing this, she hopes to play a part in shifting the scales in the highly imbalanced ecosystem of off-shoring work, essentially taking billions of rands out of the economy so desperately in need of growth impetus. Change requires a shift in thinking, but she says this shift is already occurring.
Security, Ethics and Opportunity – AI in South Africa
The article is written by Jacques du Bruyn (MD of Flume – an SA agency which also has a global footprint) and delves into security, ethics and opportunities in AI for business.
A global blueprint for good news and constructive journalism – South Africa leading with passion and purpose
Brent Lindeque (aka: the Good Things Guy) recently attended the DW Media Forum in Germany, and penned the below which shines a light on the importance of constructive journalism, and what kind of an impact it can make (not just in South Africa, but globally).
Award-Winning Collaboration: Tabanlıoğlu Architects & Miller Holding Honored for Kinshasa Finance Center
Luxury Lifestyle Awards, a global recognition platform in the luxury industry, is proud to announce Tabanlıoğlu Architects (TA_) and Miller Holding as winners in the category of Best Luxury Mixed-Use Architecture for the Kinshasa Finance Center and Congress Center in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
UDB Focuses on Sustainability and Innovation to Drive Uganda’s socio-economic development
Uganda Development Bank Ltd (UDB), the country’s national Development Finance Institution and the Best Bank in East Africa 2024, has today announced its 2023 annual performance, highlighting its continued pivotal role in fostering economic resilience and sustainable growth across key sectors of the economy.
Beyond the HR buzzwords
The fleeting trends vs the real shifts impacting employee satisfaction and organisational success
At the coalface of change
With Coal & Energy Transition Day taking place this month, the discussion around sustainability in coal mining ramps up, as the sector grapples with the desire and responsibility to lower its carbon footprint – while not losing its very reason for existence. In the opinion article, Arjen de Bruin, Group CEO at OIM Consulting, weighs in on the plight facing coal mines and in fact, all corporates who might have realised that the journey towards greening their operations needs to be done responsibly, sustainably – and that is should be viewed as a marathon, not a sprint. And most importantly, why you need to take your people along on this journey.
Championing Innovation, Inclusivity, and Sustainability in Air Travel
Air travel is far more than merely transporting people from one destination to another; it’s about the magic that happens in between and the reason for the journey itself. Whether it’s reuniting with family, making those bucket list dreams come true, or soaking in new cultures, air travel is all about those unforgettable moments.
Shift to omnichannel payments in retail to drive efficiencies and enhance CX
Quintin van der Linde & Don Lange from Ecentric Payment Systems explains why a shift to omnichannel payments in retail is key to drive efficiencies and enhance CX for the future.