MTN the top African brand
MTN is Africa’s top brand, with a value of more than $5,4-billion – the only African brand valued at more than $1-billion. This is according to a survey of Africa’s most valuable and admired brands carried out by African Media Agency (AMA)/African Business magazine in...
ICT urged to invest in youth
The ICT industry should stop wasting its money on top-heavy events like GovTech and rather invest in developing South Africa’s untapped youth market. This is the word from Prof Barry Dwolatzky, who says companies with foresight would rather support events like the...
Mobile not that easy to roll out
It takes three weeks for the average IT department in Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) to equip staff and get them up and running with the mobility tools and applications they need to do their jobs. This time lag increases to four weeks when it involves...
Family firms rally in tough times
Family businesses remain resilient despite the adverse economic environment they find themselves in post-recession. At a time when other businesses are struggling to create revenue, around 78% of South African family businesses reported growth in the last 12 months, and 21% are aiming to grow quickly and aggressively over the next five years.
Skills gap in SA grows
South Africa is falling behind its peers in Africa as countries like Kenya, Nigeria and Egypt place greater emphasis on the role that technology plays in economic growth. This is clear from Wits University’s Jo’burg Centre for Software Engineering (JCSE) sixth consecutive skills trends survey on the South African information and communications technology (ICT) sector. Although there are mixed messages and mixed feelings, there is very little doubt that the depressed state of the economy is lowering the expectations of employers in regards to short- to medium-term growth.