When the iconic Concorde landed for the last time at Heathrow Airport in October 2003, the supersonic air travel age had seemingly come to an end. Continue reading
17Oct/22
Category Archives: Business
17Oct/22
Will South Africa’s street vendors go bust in a cashless world?
Kim Harrisberg Published: October 12, 2022
- Digital payments on the rise in South Africa
- People without mobile phones, bank accounts excluded
- Calls for innovation to include informal economy
JOHANNESBURG – For more than a decade, musician Thomas Nhassavele has been busking next to the parking payment machine at Johannesburg’s Rosebank Mall, where drivers often dropped their change into his guitar case. Continue reading
12Oct/22
Mercedes-Benz and Microsoft collaborate to boost efficiency, resilience and sustainability in car production
Mercedes-Benz and Microsoft Corp. collaborate to make vehicle production more efficient, resilient and sustainable. With the new MO360 Data Platform, Mercedes-Benz is connecting its around 30 passenger car plants worldwide to the Microsoft Cloud, enhancing transparency and predictability across its digital production and supply chain. The MO360 Data Platform is the evolution of Mercedes-Benz’ digital production ecosystem MO360 and allows teams to identify potential supply chain bottlenecks faster and enable a dynamic prioritization of production resources toward electric and Top-End vehicles. Continue reading
12Oct/22
New Book, “The Unicorn Within: How Companies Can Create Game-Changing Ventures at Startup Speed,” from Founder and CEO of Mach49, the Growth Incubator for Global Businesses
Mach49, the leading growth incubator for global businesses, announces the upcoming release of the book The Unicorn Within: How Companies Can Create Game-Changing Ventures at Startup Speed, authored by its founder and CEO, Linda Yates. Harvard Business Review (HBR) Press will publish the book on October 25, 2022. Continue reading
12Oct/22
How many work projects are too many? Here’s why you should tell your boss to stop at five
Anatoli Colicev, University of Liverpool and Tuuli Hakkarainen, University of Liverpool
Working across several projects is the norm for most jobs these days. In fact, more than 80% of employees juggle multiple work projects at once, according to recent research.
12Oct/22
Zambia Diesel Genset Market Size and Share Analysis Report 2022-2030 Featuring Atlas Copco, Kohler, Cummins, Caterpillar, & Aggreko – ResearchAndMarkets.com
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Zambia Diesel Genset Market Size and Share Analysis by Power Rating, Application – Forecast to 2030” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s offering.
“Zambia Diesel Genset Market Size and Share Analysis by Power Rating, Application – Forecast to 2030”
In 2021, the Zambia diesel genset market accounted for $13,762.1 thousand revenue, which is predicted to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 4.9% from 2021 to 2030. Continue reading
11Oct/22
Artemis Aerospace discusses the skills gap in the aviation industry
Earlier this year there was much furore when airlines were forced to cancel numerous flights due to a shortage of staff. While the shortage was in the most part due to staff illness, much of the blame was laid squarely at the feet of the airline carriers, who were accused of creating packed flight schedules they knew they couldn’t fulfil. Continue reading
11Oct/22
Prudential plc and Google Cloud Announce Strategic Partnership to Make Healthcare and Financial Security More Accessible Across Asia and Africa
Leading insurance group, Prudential plc (Prudential) and Google Cloud today announced a strategic partnership to enhance health and financial inclusion for communities across Asia and Africa. Continue reading
11Oct/22
Four ways to reduce your household energy use – proven by research
A particularly cold September has given us a glimpse of the winter to come. The cold will bite hardest for the 13% of England’s households that are already in fuel poverty. As the energy crisis intensifies, this is expected to rise further.
06Oct/22
Various Claimants vs. Associated Newspapers Limited
London, 6 October 2022 /Press release/ — Today a group of people have launched a legal action against Associated Newspapers, publishers of The Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday and the Mail Online.
The group behind this legal offensive are: Baroness Doreen Lawrence of Clarendon OBE; Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex; Sir Elton John and David Furnish; Elizabeth Hurley; and Sadie Frost.
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