SA companies invest R9,7bn in CSI

Companies spent an estimated R9,7-billion on corporate social investment (CSI) in South Africa in 2018 – a 7% year-on-year increase in rand terms (2017: R9,1-billion) and, taking inflation into account, the first real increase in five years. This is according to...

Mobile tips for the holiday season

From mobile data-saving tips to numbers to call in a roadside emergency, the Festive Season’s the time of year when mobile-related advice flies almost as fast as those trolley races down aisles. Need to know how to trim your mobile spend in anticipation of those...
SA shoppers go online for Black Friday, Cyber Monday

SA shoppers go online for Black Friday, Cyber Monday

South African shoppers went online on Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2018, spending more than they did last year. Meanwhile, in-store sales were down by as much as 10%. BankservAfrica, Africa’s largest automated payments clearing house, processed a total of 581...

HR, legal lag in digital transformation

Departmental silos within organisations continue to create major barriers to enterprise-wide digital transformation. This is one of the finding from a global survey, Leading Transformation: Shaping the C-Suite for Business 4.0 Innovation, by the Association of...

Infrastructure needs to go beyond the edge

Digital business initiatives are forcing infrastructure service providers to expand their offerings beyond edge computing technologies in order to deliver digital touchpoint services, according to Gartner. A digital touchpoint can be any kind of interaction with a...

Africa’s mobile phone shipments flatline

Africa’s mobile phone market declined 2,1% quarter on quarter (QoQ) in Q3 2018 according to the latest figures announced today by International Data Corporation (IDC). The newly-released Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker shows overall shipments for the quarter...