Sassa/CPS saga highlights PPP obligations

The Constitutional Court has ruled that the South Africa Social Security Agency (Sassa) and Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) have a constitutional obligation to ensure social grants are paid. This ruling could have a profound impact on all public-private partnerships,...

Joburg shines as top African destination

The Middle East Africa (MEA) region has become increasingly important for the majority of global Fortune 500 countries, according to a new report released by Infomineo, a global business research company specialising in Africa and the Middle East, with Johannesburg...

What to expect in Samsung’s new S8

Samsung’s new Galaxy S8 smartphone will secure payments using facial recognition along with fingerprint and iris recognition. These are some of the details of the new phone, to be launched at the end of March, according to a report from Bloomberg. The report...

What’s driving smart home trends?

Security, ecosystem-based services and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to offer personalised experience will be among the five main trends that will dominate the development of smart home products in 2017, IDC forecasts. Energy efficiency and entertainment...

Less corruption would bring more FDI to Africa

Africa needs to focus on improving infrastructure, technological readiness and health and primary education in order to become more competitive and create more job opportunities for its burgeoning young population;. KPMG’s latest report on Africa in a changing...

SAB KickStart Ignite finalists named

SAB KickStart Ignite, the South African Breweries’ (SAB) entrepreneurship programme which supports the development of young innovators, has announced 18 finalists in the 2016 competition who are makers and creators of viable business concepts, ideas or products....