Gauteng opts for e-government

Gauteng opts for e-government

Oct 7, 2015

The Gauteng Provincial Government has established a new department, to be known as the Department of e-Government, to improve service delivery, modernise the public service and stimulate the province’s knowledge-based economy.

SA retains its position on Ibrahim Index

Oct 7, 2015

South Africa has retained its position in the 2015 Ibrahim Index on Africa Governance, coming in at number four out of 54 countries assessed in the Index. This follows South Africa’s improved performance in the 2015/16 World Economic Forum’s annual Global...

Global trends change African tax landscape

Oct 7, 2015

Global megatrends are changing the way governments and companies see tax. Speaking at EY’s recent Africa Tax Conference 2015, EY’s tax director Mark Goulding outlined the often unexpected ways in which these megatrends will affect the principles underlying...

Gen Z’s always-on mindset reshapes work

Oct 7, 2015

While the youngest are still being born, the oldest members of Generation Z are now 19 years old and making the journey from full-time education to the workplace. They are eager, digital natives with a unique approach to the concept of work, writes Jacques van Wyk,...

Angola to get new submarine cable

Oct 7, 2015

Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks, the undersea cables subsidiary of Alcatel-Lucent, has been awarded the development of the Sonangol Offshore Optical Cable (SOOC), a critical infrastructure project which will dramatically reduce the cost-per-bit associated with the...