Cautious optimism for Gordhan appointment

Markets have reacted with cautious optimism to President Jacob Zuma’s appointment of Pravin Gordhan as South Africa’s new Minister of Finance – the third minister to hold the key portfolio in four days. The replacement of previous incumbent Nhanhla...

Depressed commodities add supply chain risk

The protracted slump in commodity prices has pushed supply chain risk across sub-Saharan Africa to record high levels in the third quarter of 2015 but the impact is being felt unevenly across the continent, according to the Chartered Institute of Procurement &...

San Francisco experience boosts SA startup

Home cleaning platform SweepSouth has returned from the four-month 500 Startups programme in San Francisco – and it believes more local entrepreneurs should be taking up the chance. Aisha Pandor, CEO and co-founder of SweepSouth says: “We are going to be...

Tips for safe online holiday shopping

The holidays are here and this means online shopping for those Christmas gifts.  This also means that cybercriminal scams are aplenty.  Carey van Vlaanderen, CEO of ESET, shares six top tips to help ensure that it is a fun and safe experience. Spot those phishing...

North West leads with securitised number plates

The Bokone Bophirima Department of Community Safety and Transport Management announced today the implementation of a securitised number plate system that is aimed at tackling organised vehicle crime and the growing incidence of vehicle and licence plate cloning head...

MTN pledges to resolve grievances

Members of the MTN South Africa executive team has met with a delegation from the Freedom Front Plus to discuss customer queries that the Freedom Front Plus had pledged to pursue with the National Consumer Commission (NCC) on behalf of MTN customers. The issues...