Top companies make strides in fair remuneration

South Africa’s top companies are starting to embrace the concept of fair and responsible remuneration, and some have even adopted and disclosed a living wage that goes beyond the national minimum wage. The adoption of malus and claw back is also growing rapidly,...

IBM, AT&T ink multi-year strategic alliance

IBM and AT&T have announced a multi-year strategic alliance. Under the agreement AT&T Communications will use IBM’s expertise to modernize AT&T Business Solutions’ internal software applications, enabling migrations to the IBM Cloud. In...

Seacom celebrates 10 years of African connectivity

By Kathy Gibson – Just 10 years ago, Internet connectivity in South Africa – and much of Africa – was very different to what it is today. Access was expensive and often slow, and the continent was largely isolated from the rest of the world. But...

Altron responds to CoT judgement

The Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has set aside the City of Tshwane’s (CoT’s) Municipal Broadband Network Project contract which was awarded to Thobela Telecoms, a special purpose vehicle in which Altron Nexus, a subsidiary of JSE-listed Altron, was a...

Youth will drive mobile in SSA

Sub-Saharan Africa will remain the world’s fastest-growing mobile region over the coming years as millions of young African consumers become mobile users for the first time, according to a new GSMA study. It reveals that more than 160-million new unique mobile...

Digital tech key for banks’ futures

With the momentum that has lifted the banking sector’s performance over the first half of the decade slowing in all major markets, banks must leverage digital technology to battle disruption and stem the threat of disintermediation brought on by fast-moving,...