SAMSA | The Maritime Sector Ready to do Business

Commander Tsietsi Mokhele, the head of the South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA), shares the enormous opportunities the maritime sector holds for our economy, explains the need to involve the private sector in developing opportunities on the African continent and explains the potential the sector holds for developing an inclusive society. According to him, South Africa’s status in the world, in maritime terms, has to do with the fact that we are the only country that is bound by three oceans. We have the Atlantic Ocean to the west, the Indian Ocean to the east and the Southern Ocean to the South. None of these oceans flows into the other; each is a separate ecosystem.

 

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Massmart | Nurturing Talent, Creating Opportunities

A successful South Africa is premised on having capable future leaders. Massmart has taken the lead in this regard by not only nurturing South Africa’s future leaders but also empowering the communities in which they live. Through its Corporate Social Investment (CSI) initiatives, Massmart has identified education, early childhood development (ECD) and nutrition and feeding, as pivotal areas in nurturing South Africa’s future leaders. Lesego Moagi, Corporate Social Investment Manager at Massmart tells us that the company achieves this through its various CSI initiatives. “We realise there is a gap in education but, unfortunately, we cannot go into classrooms, nor can we build schools. However, we can effect positive change when and where possible,” says Moagi.

 

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Crisis Simulation is Key to Good Governance

Business continuity, IT continuity, and physical and data security are firmly on the boardroom agenda thanks to a growing focus on risk governance by legislators and regulators. As a result, more and more attention is being given to formulating plans to protect the business and ensure it can continue trading no matter what happens. “But plans are just words on paper until they have been properly tested,” says Jaun Harmse, senior business continuity management advisor at ContinuitySA. “Of course, the only true test is an actual disaster, but that’s really not the time to find that your crisis plan has some holes! The only prudent course is to undertake a regular crisis simulation.”

 

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Go Green with IT Asset Recovery

Green computing has led to a snowball effect of sorts with companies looking at the impact of the IT equipment they purchase in the wider context of driving down carbon footprint. Already organisations have started to weigh up their options that include the move towards software virtualisation; however, there is another option, often overlooked due to a general lack of awareness. IT Asset Recovery is a feasible alternative and by no means a radical idea; even downright logical if you think about it. In a nutshell, IT asset recovery enables greener computing by extending the life of productive IT assets and redeploying them at end-of-life. (EOL). IT Asset Recovery is a feasible alternative and by no means a radical idea; even downright logical if you think about it.

 

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