Mar 22, 2017
Kathy Gibson reports from CeBit in Hannover – Don’t be lulled into a sense of false security because laws and behaviours in the US may be aimed at curtailing abuses pertaining to data collection about individuals. Edward Snowden, the world’s best-known...
Mar 20, 2017
As British royal families fought the War of the Roses for control of England’s throne in the 1400s, a grouping of stars in the Orion Nebula was waging its own contentious skirmish. The stars were battling each other in a gravitational tussle, which ended with...
Mar 17, 2017
The Constitutional Court has ensured that social security grants will be paid from 1 April, having extended the current contract with Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) for 12 months, while the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) transitions to a new system. The...
Mar 16, 2017
Eskom is forging ahead with the nuclear build programme, and has signed a collaborative agreement with Coega Development Corporation (CDC). Signed on Tuesday, the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will see the two state-owned companies work together to support...
Mar 15, 2017
Despite increased political and financial volatility in South Africa, its cities fell within the top 100 of the world’s highest quality of living and remain attractive destinations for expanding business operations and sending expatriates on assignment....
Mar 14, 2017
South African employers are cautiously optimistic, reporting conservative hiring intentions for the coming quarter. Of the 751 employers who participated in the ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey Q2 2017, 12% expect to increase staffing levels, 5% forecast a...
