From the monthly archives:

January 2011

Thought for the Month

by David on January 31, 2011

“The achievements of an organisation are the results of the combined effort of each individual.” – Vince Lombardi Remember that it is not always the big things we do that make people sit up and notice…The small things we do can make as big an impact. Choose to make a positive impact this week. Have [...]

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Petrol price up on Wednesday

by David on January 31, 2011

The petrol price will rise by 26 cents a litre across all grades next Wednesday. The Energy Department announced on Friday that the petrol price would rise to R8.99 a litre in Gauteng and R8.75 in the coast.

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Million dollar loan agreement for southern African road rehabilitation

by David on January 31, 2011

The Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) has concluded an historic loan agreement of US$ 262 million with the Zambian Road Development Fund Agency (RDFA) for the rehabilitation of five priority roads, three of which form part of the Trans African Highways (TAH) route running from Cape Town to the DRC’s Katanga Province and onwards [...]

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Social Media Must Be Brought Within Formal, Secure Enterprise IT Systems

by David on January 1, 2011

CIO | December 22, 2010 The expectations of a software application may have historically centred around its ability to solve business problems or to enable specific types of transactions or management processes. Today, the software application is expected to let users communicate and interact with each other the way that they can on Facebook. Organic [...]

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The perils of being anti-social

by David on January 1, 2011

By Harvey Mackay “Is social media a fad or is it the biggest shift since the Industrial Revolution?” asks Erik Qualman, author of Socialnomics. Consider these statistics he presents, and my analysis of them, and then decide how connected you should be. Hint: Your company website alone is no longer enough! As of 2010, Generation [...]

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