May 25, 2017
Real disposable salaries in April showed the strongest increase in 19 months, according to BankservAfrica’s Disposable Salary Index (BDSI), which showed the median take-home salary rose by 2,2% from a year ago. Salaries also rose for the second consecutive month...
May 24, 2017
Organisations around the world have not done enough to keep up with the digital era – and leadership is falling short, with many chief executives not yet fully engaged in the initiatives of digital transformation. African companies match their global peers in...
May 23, 2017
South Africa’s economy could grow by an additional 0,17%, ending up $770-million larger within 10 years, if it were to join the Information Technology Agreement–an international pact eliminating tariffs on hundreds of information and communications...
May 22, 2017
Amarula is releasing a special edition of 400 000 bottles with an individualised elephant on the label, aimed at raising awareness for the same number of endangered African elephants. The African elephant has been the icon of Amarula Cream Liqueur since its inception....
May 18, 2017
Microsoft will open cloud data centres in Johannesburg and Cape Town, offering Azure, Office 365 and Dynamics 365 from 2018. It is the first international vendor to commit to building its own facilities in South Africa. These data centres will be the first from...
May 18, 2017
The question on how the Trump administration’s policies will impact Africa was met with mixed reaction during a briefing at the African Utility Week Conference underway in Cape Town. The panellists, all leading experts in investment, grappled with questions like “does...
