Samsung phones steal a march on Apple

Samsung unveiled two new handsets last night: the Galaxy S6 Plus and the Galaxy Note 5. Both phones feature the same processor as the Galaxy S6, a Samsung Exynos octa-core chip, as well as the same modem, the Samsung Shannon 333. In addition, the two phones both also...

MTN Business App winners announced

The top six winners in the MTN Business App of the Year challenge have been announced. The competition aimed to unearth innovative and customised apps that will create a distinct customer experience. WumDrop was selected the winner in the Best Enterprise category and...

Business tech dominates budgets in 2015

European firms will spend 28% of their total 2015 technology purchases, or €190-billion, on the adoption of business technology (BT) – technologies that will help them to win, serve and retain customers. This compares with 36% in the US and 25% in Asia Pacific,...

Procurement corruption ‘killing’ SMBs

Corruption within the public sector has had a devastating effect on small businesses. This is the word from Lindiwe Zulu, minister of small business development, who told the Procurement Indaba in Durban that this was one of the factors that has kept small businesses...

BI, analytics saw strong growth in MEA

Business intelligence (BI) and analytics software revenue in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) totalled $245-million in 2014, a 12% increase from 2013 revenue of $219-million, according to Gartner. The BI and analytics market consists of BI platforms, corporate...

ETF cross-listing boost exchange liquidity

Moves are afoot to improve liquidity on Africa’s exchanges by increasing cross-listings of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) on the larger exchanges on the continent. There is a concerted effort from ETF issuers in various markets to cross list new and existing ETFs...