May 16, 2019
Utilities can use technology to improve customer service and ultimately drive revenue – but it may not be as clear cut for utilities like Eskom. Despite being at the forefront on technological innovation compared to the rest of the continent, a deeply entrenched...
May 16, 2019
Researchers on Wednesday raised concerns over decreased expenditure on water security research amidst serious drought problems across southern Africa. There are reportedly more than 2-billion people worldwide in countries with severe water constraints and the African...
May 16, 2019
The banking ombudsman has seen a steady increase in cases, with Internet banking fraud and credit card-related complaints the most prevalent. During 2018, 7 307 cases were closed – 12% more than in 2017 and an increase of 40% over the last two years. ATM fraud...
May 16, 2019
Datatec has reported improved operational execution across all divisions in its audited provisional results for the year ended 28 February 2019. Group revenue was $4,33-billion, up 104%; EBIDTA was $86,8-billion; and underlying earnings per share were 6.6 US cents. In...
May 16, 2019
Kaspersky Lab experts detected a blast of sophisticated spam emails in the first quarter of 2019, featuring fake job-offers that seemed to come from HR-recruiters in large corporations that traditionally attract a lot of interest from potential employees. However, the...
May 16, 2019
The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) starts its next three-day meeting on 21 May. Lullu Krugel, PwC Strategy& chief economist for Africa, and Christie Viljoen, PwC Strategy& economist, offer their ideas on what will go down....
