The Covid-19 outbreak and the subsequent societal restrictions have placed significant operational challenges on countless businesses, none more so than those that need to ensure continuity during these trying times.

By Khanyiso Myataza

In its most recent Global Mining Waste Management report, research company Technavio revealed that the global mining waste market is expected to grow from the 68,76-million tons generated in 2017 to nearly 87-million tons by 2022, with 10% to 13% of the overall market contributed by South Africa. In simple terms, the country can expect its mining waste to grow by about 2,36-million tons from the estimated 8,9-million tons it produced in 2017 to about 11,3-million tons by 2022.

By Kate Mollett, Regional Manager for Africa, Veeam

The days of trying to convince the C-suite of the imperative of a comprehensive digitalisation roadmap are well and truly over. There doesn’t appear to be a CEO in the world who doesn’t appreciate the immense value, efficiencies and competitiveness that can be unlocked by fully harnessing the power of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

As South Africans settle into the routine and inconvenience of load shedding and planning their activities around shifting electricity supply, it is businesses that are taking the biggest hit through the loss of operational capabilities, productivity and profitability. While individuals deal with manoeuvring their household times and sitting in gridlock traffic, local businesses, hospitals, schools, and industrial sites must find ways to remain operational despite limited generating capacity. 

In the wake of a renewed national electricity crisis, the City of Cape Town has announced that it is ready to start creating its own power supply grid. It seems that the city’s long-standing battle with the national government and the energy regulator to avoid load shedding by sourcing its own electricity, has finally paid off.