Merchants is one of SA’s Top Employers

Merchants SA has been officially certified by the Top Employers Institute for its exceptional employee offerings. The annual international research undertaken by the Top Employers Institute recognises leading employers around the world: those that provide excellent...

Enterprise development will unlock SME funding

Enterprise development – the focus of the latest changes to B-BBEE legislation – will inevitably be bedevilled by the SME sector not being able to easily obtain finance, a sticking point that unless resolved, will see entrepreneurs still battling to...

Significant shift in local SME development

The new National Gazelles integrated business growth acceleration programme has proven to be in line with the latest global research and best practices for SME development. The South African Institute of Chartered Accounts (SAICA) in September released its 2015 SME...

Obsidian Systems and Autumn Leaf combine forces

Open Source (OS) software supplier Obsidian Systems has announced its 25% acquisition of Cape-based IT consultancy Autumn Leaf and the expansion of  its footprint in South Africa. Autumn Leaf is an IT service provider focused on the development of Java applications,...

DiData acquires Britehouse and iFactory

Following the acquisition of iFactory in August, Dimension Data has acquired the remaining 60% stake of Britehouse from a consortium made up of Remgro, Convergence Partners, and Britehouse management. Dimension Data has held a 40% equity in Britehouse since 2007 when...

EY adds analytics with Bluestone Consulting

EY’s member firm based in France Ernst & Young Advisory has acquired Bluestone Consulting, a leading French analytics and big data consultancy. This is the third acquisition that this member firm has made in France in the last two years and increases its...