Nominations for tech, e-commerce awards soon

This year, the PriceCheck Tech and E-Commerce Awards is expected to be even bigger and better than the last, with nomination submissions opening in just a few weeks. The awards – which focus on local innovation – boasts an impressive panel of judges...

World Bank warns of utility debt trap

Power utilities increasing their borrowings to cover costs, may put these institutions on “a very dangerous slippery slope”, delegates at the Africa Utility Week Conference heard. Senior energy specialist at the World Bank, Chris Trimble presented findings of a World...

SMEs prefer tech-savvy accountants

The majority (87%) of SMEs prefer to work with  accountants who understand technology. This is among the findings from a survey of over 600 South African accountants and SME owners conducted by Xero, in partnership with World Wide Worx. Most accountants (88%) think...

Seacom Business signs up 1 000 customers

Seacom’s enterprise division has hit major milestones with the launch of Seacom Business services for corporate customers in Kenya in August 2016 and by winning more than 1 000 new enterprise customers across Kenya and South Africa. Seacom is driving much of this...

FNB is SA’s coolest bank – again

FNB was voted first in the category “Coolest bank” in the 2017 Sunday Times Generation Next Survey for the sixth year in a row. “We are delighted that we have been voted as the coolest bank yet again by our youth. We believe that our helpful, personal and emotional...

Protection against WannaCry

At the end of last week, the world saw the first victims of the now infamous Crypto malware – WannaCry. To date the attack has spread to more than 150 countries and over 200 000 users. Its primary target being businesses and public sector organisations. In the...