Sasfin offers SME customers cloud accounting

Sasfin Bank has partnered with cloud accounting software provider Xero to offer South African small businesses next generation financial management through what is believes to be South Africa’s first direct bank feed. Sasfin Bank customers using Xero will be able to...

Africa commits to universal immunisation

African heads of state have adopted a Declaration on Universal Access to Immunisation in Africa, in which they endorsed the Addis Declaration on Immunisation, a historic and timely pledge to ensure that everyone in Africa – regardless of who they are or where they...

UN tourism body condemns travel ban

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the United Nations specialised agency for tourism, has expressed its deep concern and strong condemnation over the recently announced travel ban by the US to nationals of seven countries (Iraq, Syria, Iran, Sudan, Libya, Somalia...

Many banks can’t recognise attacks

A survey conducted by Kaspersky Lab and B2B International has uncovered that banks and payment organisations globally are finding it difficult to manage online financial fraud in today’s connected and complex technological landscape. Over a third (38%) of...

A more social life for flexible workers

Flexible workers have a more active social life (79%), reveals latest study commissioned by Regus. Workers report that being able to work closer to home at least some of the time helps them spend more time socialising and meeting people. The survey also found that...

BEE appointments up, gender diversity down

Transformation of the top leadership teams in South African companies appears to be back on the agenda, with BEE appointments up by 10% from the year before, an expert says. Debbie Goodman-Bhyat, CEO of Jack Hammer, says after very static placement statistics between...