Always-on business will be the norm in 2016

There’s no doubt that 2015 will be seen as the year wearables went mainstream, the time that beacons became more widespread to truly enable the Internet of Things, and when a white-and-gold (or blue-and-black) dress sent the internet into a frenzy. With...

Telkom partners with Star Wars franchise

Star Wars, Telkom and The Walt Disney Company Africa have partnered to celebrate the release of the highly anticipated film, “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” (in cinemas nationwide from 16 December) with South African consumers. From January you will start...

Setback for Altech Autopage subscriber sale

JSE-listed Allied Electronics (Altron) subsidiary, Altech Autopage has taken note of the Competition Tribunal’s referral of the sale of its post-paid GSM subscriber bases back to the Competition Commission for further investigation. Boyd Chislett, MD of Altech...

Kulula tops with domestic travellers

South Africa’s domestic airlines have maintained customer satisfaction in the latest South African Customer Satisfaction Index (SAcsi). At 69.7 out of 100, the score is not statistically different from last year’s score. The brands included in the survey...

Massive restructure for Cell C as Blue Label invests

Cell C has announced a proposed restructuring of the company’s capital that will reduce net debt from in the high double-digit numbers to a maximum of R8-billion or less when implemented. The target is to reduce the debt further over the next 12 months. Blue Label...

Where do South Africans stand on bribery?

It would seem that most South African’s know of someone who has been solicited to pay a bribe – and most of them paid it. Ethics SA has released a survey on the current state of bribery in South Africa, focusing on the experiences of ordinary citizens. A...