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An overview of Accenture news in South Africa:

The transformational value of cloud technology for businesses Cloud technology is not just a means to enhancing operations, but a symbol of changing approaches to business as a whole in the digital era.
10 March 2020
South Africa's workforce needs to move faster to digitalise Speed, innovation and collaboration are of the essence when it comes to nurturing South Africa’s future workforce, according to CEO of Mercer South Africa Tamara Parker.
13 February 2020
Accelerit to manage Accenture's connectivity across South Africa High-speed internet connectivity provider Accelerit has been tasked with managing Accenture’s connectivity network across South Africa, as the global management consultancy looks to bring greater div
17 January 2020
First graduates emerge from Accenture's EmployAbility Cadet Programme Having commenced in September 2016, Accenture’s EmployAbility Cadet Programme has produced its first set of graduates.
18 December 2019
Accenture and Project codeX partner to provide digital skill training Accenture has furthered its involvement with promoting digital skills across the South African market, through a new partnership with Project codeX that will launch a skill development programme for
26 November 2019
Investing in e-commerce could be tremendous for SA retailers Despite having trouble with adapting to the online sphere, retailers in South Africa could generate tremendous financial value by boosting their e-commerce capabilities, according to experts at globa
23 October 2019
Accenture named Microsoft Managing Director's Partner of the Year Accenture has been commended for its targeted efforts in South Africa, named by Microsoft as the Managing Director’s Partner of the Year.
08 October 2019
Accenture to support Exxaro with comprehensive cloud migration Global management consultancy Accenture is set to support South African coal producer Exxaro with comprehensive migration to the Microsoft Azure cloud platform.
27 September 2019
Accenture to support an event promoting gender equality in SA Accenture is among a number of high profile firms that will organise the Voices of Change event in South Africa this August, which is being set up to encourage leaders in the country’s business envir
01 August 2019
Accenture holds STEM Hackathon to promote digital skills in SA Global management consultancy Accenture has conducted a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) Hackathon in Johannesburg, to promote development of skills in these fields and support
26 July 2019
Accenture recommends a new strategy for firms struggling to unlock value While digitalisation and innovation are both picking up in pace across South Africa, some companies appear to be more successful than others in unlocking the potential value of innovative technology
09 July 2019
Businesses today must invest in understanding the customer from every perspective Understanding the customer is now the central need for companies in a highly digitalised and homogenised world.
03 July 2019
Speed of delivery is crucial in the age of e-commerce and digital retail Speed of delivery is increasingly emerging as a key differentiating factor amongst a number of businesses in the contemporary market, particularly those involved in the retail sector, but also extend
15 May 2019
Accenture South Africa CEO comments on the economy's digital potential The South Africa CEO of global management consultancy Accenture has reiterated the potential that digitalisation has for the South African economy as a whole.
24 April 2019
Government emphasis is making South Africa's BPS sector globally competitive South Africa’s renewed focus on generating greater foreign investment is increasingly reliant on the Business Process Services (BPS) segment, among others, according to Managing Director for Operatio
04 April 2019
Accenture reiterates the need for gender balance in the South African workplace Consistent with the sentiment across the global business environment, a senior diversity executive at Accenture Africa has emphasised the importance of gender balance and an environment of equality i
28 March 2019
Accenture launches comprehensive SAP platform in South Africa Global management consultancy Accenture has held a SAP Intelligent Enterprise client event in South Africa to consolidate the launch to its SAP enterprise solution myConcerto.
25 March 2019
Accenture launches Applied Intelligence Studio for mining in Johannesburg With the objective of supporting the struggling mining sector in South Africa, global management consultancy Accenture plans to establish an Applied Intelligence Studio in Johannesburg for the develo
07 February 2019
Digital initiatives could present an R5 trillion opportunity for South Africa A new report by global management consultancy Accenture – prepared in collaboration with the World Economic Forum (WEF) – has revealed that nearly a hundred targeted digital initiatives spanning a nu
04 February 2019
Accenture partners with JCSE to offer skill training to youth in Johannesburg In keeping with its growing profile across South Africa, global management consultancy Accenture has announced a joint partnership with the Tshimologong Digital Innovation Precinct (TDIP) and the Joh
17 January 2019
Adding AI as a factor of production could make a R1 trillion difference for SA In a new report, global management consultancy has argued for the addition of artificial intelligence (AI) and affiliated technologies to the list of factors of production when analysis the South Afr
22 October 2018
Accenture named the best employer in South Africa's professional services sector Global HR certification agency Top Employers Institute has named Accenture the best employer in South Africa for 2018, specifically for the professional services industry.
10 October 2018
Accenture SA opens entries for Open Innovation Africa programme Based on its principles of Open Innovation, Accenture is looking to facilitate business growth for Africa’s Top 30 startups and has called for applications from across the continent to be placed on t
02 October 2018
Accenture Interactive launches Fjord innovation studio in Johannesburg Accenture has established a presence in Johannesburg for its design and innovation subsidiary Fjord, which it hopes to make the leader in design services across Africa.
24 September 2018
Accenture South Africa reiterates its commitment to gender equality Following on from its commitment to promoting gender equality in the workplace, Accenture teamed up with Thomson Reuters and Nedbank to organize a ‘Voices of Change’ call-to-action event, which aimed
09 August 2018
Accenture appoints Vukani Mngxati as new Chief Executive Officer As of the 1st of May, strategy consultancy Accenture has a new managing director for its South African outfit in the form of Vukani Mngxati.
14 May 2018
Faster skill training could halve the number of jobs threatened by automation Accenture’s position on the impact of automation on the jobs market is that a new breed of hybrid jobs will emerge, at the intersection between manual and automated labour.
25 April 2018
Accenture executive calls for skill-development to tackle AI threat While the world worries about the threat to jobs from artificial intelligence (AI), Accenture’s solution is simple; create a collaborative scenario where people and robots work together.
18 April 2018
South African students favour Accenture, Deloitte and KPMG for IT consulting Having obtained responses from nearly 2,000 graduates who have been successful in their job search, the South African Graduate Employers Association (SAGEA) has declared Accenture as the most desirab
14 February 2018
Communications Service Providers face digital ecosystem of opportunities South African communications service providers are not fully taking new opportunities to maximise their revenues, according to Peter Sinclair, Managing Director of Accenture’s for Communications, Med
23 January 2018
South African businesses not reaping benefits of innovation strategies Based on entries from firms of all sizes across the country, Accenture has released its innovation index for 2017.
04 December 2017
South Africa needs collaboration to unleash its innovation potential South Africa needs to wake up, work together and innovate in order to address socio-economic challenges, writes William Mzimba, Chief Executive of Accenture South Africa and Chairman of Accenture Afr
23 November 2017

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