BCX unveils new branding

BCX unveils new branding

BCX has unveiled its new brand as the merger between Telkom Business and Business Connexion nears completion, with BCX being spun out as an independent company operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Telkom. Isaac Mophatlane, CEO of BCX, explains that this move fits...
Digitalisation is real in SA

Digitalisation is real in SA

Digital transformation is top of mind for companies around the globe. But is digitalisation relevant in the South African market? The answer is that there is definitely a disruption of the traditional business models that we know, says Ian Jansen van Rensburg, senior...
AI boosts new ERP systems

AI boosts new ERP systems

Artificial intelligence is at the heart of last week’s update to the SAP S/4HANA Cloud ERP suite, with machine learning now able to help businesses dynamically learn and change. That’s the word from Darren Roos, president: SAP S/4HANA Cloud at SAP, talking...
SA shoppers feel the love

SA shoppers feel the love

South African shoppers are feeling the love on Valentine’s Day, spending more than ever on the romantic day of the yeat. The annual Mastercard Love Index, created by analysing credit, debit and prepaid card transactions over a three-year period, has revealed...
Tax predictions for Budget 2017

Tax predictions for Budget 2017

Since 2009, National Treasury has embarked on fiscal expansion to enhance the public sector’s infrastructure programme and support future economic capacity in South Africa. However, anaemic global economic growth over the last nine years has left the...
No clarity yet on social grants

No clarity yet on social grants

It’s still not clear how millions of social grants will be paid out after 31 March, the deadline set by the Constitutional Court for the contract for current supplier Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) to terminate. CPS is a subsidiary of Net 1 UEPS, which is still...