Parbhoo to lead Westcon-Comstor in SA

Rakesh Parbhoo has been appointed as the new CEO of Westcon-Comstor Southern Africa, effective 1 August 2017. Interim CEO Guy Whitcroft, who took up the reins a year ago after long-time MD Paul Conradie retired following a stroke, will leave the company on 31 May. An...
Individual labels raise awareness

Individual labels raise awareness

Amarula is releasing a special edition of 400 000 bottles with an individualised elephant on the label, aimed at raising awareness for the same number of endangered African elephants. The African elephant has been the icon of Amarula Cream Liqueur since its inception....

Westcon-Comstor negotiations are still on

The Datatec group is still negotiating to sell Westcon-Comstor, accounting for about 74% of its revenues, for more than $800-million. The Group’s trading was materially affected in the last quarter by the roll out of the SAP ERP system and business process...

Capitec takes top digital banking honours

Capitec has secured the top spot for digital banking in Columinate’s latest SITEisfaction survey, ousting FNB as the category owner. Capitec also secured top honours in the Mobile Banking category, but FNB beat the newcomer by 0,8 percentage points to hold on to...

Cyber spies kicking up a storm

It could be mistaken for the plot of a Hollywood blockbuster: a shadowy group of hackers manage to spy on military, political and domestic targets, engage in false flag operations, and successfully sway public opinion. Pawn Storm is an organised group of hackers that...

GDP slowdown, political risk dampen tech spend

The spending by business and government in the US will continue to grow by 4,8% through 2017 and increase to 5,2% in 2018, according to Forrester predictions, While these forecasts are higher than Forrester’s projections following the 2016 presidential election,...