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ICT Roll-Out Across Schools Too Slow
Committee Chairperson in the Portfolio Committee on Basic Education Hope Malgas criticised the slow roll out of ICT infrastructure in schools in South Africa, SAITNews reported on August 21. She noted that "In 2002 a total of 39.2% of schools in the country had...
Wristband Printing- Saving Lives
Wristband printers have become a popular trend in medical facilities owing to the increased safety it provides for patients, Not only can babies be tagged to prevent swopping and theft, but all hospital patients can be tagged to ensure administration of the correct...
R20.5-million Builders Warehouse opens in Botswana
In July 2013, distribution giant Massmart opened a second Builders Warehouse in Botswana. The Walmart-owned food and general goods retailer stated in the beginning of 2013 that it aimed to open 23 stores across sub-Saharan Africa before the end of the year. Following...
Using courier software to navigate legal requirements
South Africa consists of both private and public courier companies. Regulations have been implemented by government to ensure that there is no conflict of interest between these two entities, Private entities require a license for operation and need to be registered...
How much is a day’s work worth to your company?
Owing to the importance of data recovery, Dovetail has added its Disaster Recovery solution as a service to its solution suite and aims to launch this service in October. The DR solution serves as an insurance policy to customers- should a client’s server crash they...
25.2% of South Africans unemployed- StatisticsSA
Statistics South Africa Statistics South Africa reports that South Africa's population comprised 51 770 560-million in 2011. Sadly the unemployment rate has gone up with 0.4 of a percentage point quarter to quarter to 25.6 %. This renders more than a quarter of South...
Carbon Tax’s Effect on SA’s Road Freight Sector
The road freight industry is one of the highest taxed industries in South Africa. Coupled with the continuous rise of petrol and diesel prices, this industry is heavily burdened and will not easily absorb a carbon tax. Carbon tax is set for implementation in South...
Supply Chain Skills Gap Widening
The skills shortage in South Africa, highlighted in the University of Johannesburg's Supply Chain Skills Gap Survey 2012, stresses the need for qualified professionals in the Supply Chain industry and reveals that the skills gap in South Africa's supply chain industry...
Supply Chain Risks
How do you manage supply chain risks? ShopSA warns that supply chain risks as well as their potential impact on business performance and shareholder value are on the rise. One of the reasons for this is globalisation, While the connection of global industries and...
Professional Online Training: Gaining Steam
Great Blog Post by Supply Chain Group LeanCor: The popularity of online training, also referred to as eLearning, is skyrocketing. Since the mid ’90s, the employment of computers for training purposes has seen steady growth and benefited from enormous technical...
IBTTA Announces 2013 Toll Excellence Award Winners
MEDIA RELEASE ISSUED BY: THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL ROADS AGENCY SOC LTD 10 June 2013 WASHINGTON – TheInternational Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA)is proud to announce the winners of the 2013 Toll Excellence Award competition that recognizes...
Gaining a competitive advantage through Supply Chain design
Interesting article on Supply Chain Online: Supply chain design helps companies compete and win by giving them the tools to connect all the parts and capacities of their supply chain in a rational, measured and efficient manner – and that network should be...