Support small business today

Today is Small Business Friday and the National Small Business Chamber (NSBC) and World Famous Events is calling on South Africans to support small business. “Friday 07 September marks Small Business Friday, but it’s about so much more than just one day....

Diversified Alviva reports positive growth

Alviva Holdings has reported revenue of R13,6-billion for the year ended June 2018, with attributable profit up 4% at R422-million. “We are 6% up on revenue in a very tough economy,” says group CEO Pierre Spies. The group has declared core EPS of 302,2...

Telkom, varsities partner on impact of 4IR

The Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) is set to dramatically change how humans interact with technology, how we express ourselves, communicate and engage in a new world. While the potential of transformative technologies – such as artificial intelligence, big...

PC market remains healthy

Shipments of Western European personal computing devices (PCDs), including traditional PCs (a combination of desktops, notebooks, and workstations) and tablets (slates and detachables), will total 76,2-million in 2018, says IDC. The undergoing renewal cycle will...

Four fintechs for AlphaCode Accelerate

Four businesses that are shaking up financial services have been named as finalists in AlphaCode’s recently launched accelerator programme, AlphaCode Accelerate. AlphaCode is Rand Merchant Investment Holding’s (RMI) incubation, acceleration and investment...

Study shows coal sector in crisis

A new University of Cape Town (UCT) study into the coal transition in South Africa has revealed that the country’s coal sector, both coal mining and coal-fired electricity, is in a state of crisis. Rising input costs and energy insecurity have made coal...