SA firms welcome working mothers

SA firms welcome working mothers

Mindsets in South African companies regarding working mothers are changing quickly, with a new Regus survey indicating that 83% of South African firms believe companies that will not employ women returning from maternity leave are missing out. Far from returning with...
New regulations impede skills

New regulations impede skills

The Draft Immigration Regulations, published for comment on 17 February 2014, could impede the country’s economic growth by restricting new investment and needed foreign skills. This is the word from Leon Isaacson, MD of Global Migration SA, who says if the...
SA cloud set to reach $2,8bn

SA cloud set to reach $2,8bn

The value of the combined IS outsourcing, managed services and hosted services market in South Africa is expected to increase 10,9% year-on-year in 2014 to total $2,8-billion, according to the latest insights from global IT market intelligence firm International Data...
Yahoo Webcam users recorded

Yahoo Webcam users recorded

Millions of Internet users have been observed by the UK surveillance agency GCHQ, with assistance from the US National Security Agency (NSA), a report in the Guardian reveals. The agency has likely intercepted and stored images from Yahoo Webcam chats between 2008 and...
Slow reactions thwart business

Slow reactions thwart business

Businesses do not react to changes fast enough, and only 24% can rapidly take advantage of new opportunities or adapt to unexpected changes. This was true for three-quarters of respondents to an Economist Intelligence Unit study, sponsored by Ricoh, which shows that...
What can you earn in IT?

What can you earn in IT?

IT professionals in Gauteng can expect to earn about 11% more than the national average. This is one of the findings from CareerJunction’s latest South African Salary Review, which uses actual data based on the salaries as advertised by recruiters and employers,...