The case for professional directors

The ongoing parliamentary enquiry into the SABC has eluded to the suggestion that one of the causes of the public broadcaster’s poor performance was a board that did not possess the right mix of knowledge, skills and experience to be able to discharge its duties...

Bytes Technology Group partners for empowerment

Bytes Technology Group has sold a 51% stake in its Bytes Conference Centre business to empowerment group IYAVAYA HR Solutions, a 51% black woman owned and managed company providing specialist services in the fields of black economic empowerment, employment equity,...

Look out for these trends in 2017

Unpredictable exchange rates and that of innovation are two of the most notable global trends that local IT entrepreneurs need to develop in 2017. This is according to Maria Motau, managing member at Ibhubesi Information Technologies and a beneficiary of the Innovator...

ICT Sector Codes prompt big B-BBBEE deals

The new B-BBEE ICT sector codes, effective from November 2016, are having an impact as major IT and telecommunications companies respond to the business imperative to meet the new targets. The new ICT sector codes require a BEE ownership target of 30%, with at least...

Are SA companies ready for tax disruption?

There is no doubt that tax authority activity has been rising steadily in recent times as financially strained governments press for higher revenue collections and media and public attitudes harden against perceived corporate tax avoidance, writes Roula...

Infotech announces Urbanise acquisition

Infotech’s acquisition deal with Urbanise, a provider of IoT (Internet of Things) and service delivery platform for buildings, is going ahead. Urbanise is an ASX-listed global creator of a cloud-based platform for delivering building services, with offices in...