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SA Cities Network: Interview with CEO Sithole Mbanga

SA Cities Network CEO Sithole Mbanga has been with the organization since 2002 and probably knows its story and can unpack its rich journey better than anyone. This year Mbanga and his team are looking forward to the release of their next edition of the State of Cities Report which...

Altron: Improving customer experiences with more effective applications

The role of applications in driving an improved customer experience (CX) in today’s digital world should not be underestimatedWhen companies’ business applications fail to work as advertised, it could have a negative impact on the organisation’s reputation.Furthermore, the desire for an instantaneous response is so great today that from a...

Amadlelo Agri

Amadlelo Agri has a long-term vision of turning dormant land into productive farms.This vision is born out of Amadlelo’s strong conviction to contribute to South Africa’s economic transformation agenda through unlocking latent land potential to empower black people and give them a strong foothold in the agricultural sector.The company, which...

Africa Beyond 4IR

 According to the Statistics South Africa’s Quarterly Labour Survey for the fourth quarter of 2020 released on February 202, South Africa’s unemployment rate increased by 1,7 percentage points to 32,5% in Q4:2020 compared to Q3:2020. Approximately 3,1 million (29,8%) out of 10,3 million young people aged 15-24 years were not...

City of Joburg

Dr Mpho Phalatse will be recorded in history books as the first female mayor of South Africa’s arguably most important metro, City of Joburg – the country’s economic hub. The city is the commercial powerhouse on the African continent as it generates around 16 percent of South Africa's GDP and...