Best-ever results for Accounting Olympiad

The National SAICA Sage Pastel Accounting Olympiad winner is Sumaiya Jeewa from Middelburg Muslim School in Mpumalanga. Jeewa scored an impressive 95%, according to the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA), in partnership with Sage Pastel...

Huge growth forecast for Internet of Things

The Internet of Things (IoT) market in Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (CEMA) is expected to expand 22% in 2015 year-on-year, reaching $14-billion in total value, according to a new forecast from International Data Corporation (IDC).  The...

IBM sets up African initiative

IBM announced an investment of $60-million over three years to develop the next generation of technical talent in Africa. As part of the initiative, IBM is expanding the Africa Technical Academy and the company’s Africa University Programme to over 20 African...

SA shows trade surplus for June

Trade statistics for June 2015 recorded a trade surplus of R5,8-billion, according to the South African Revenue Services (SARS). This figure includes trade data with Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland (BLNS). The R5,8-billion surplus for June 2015 is due to...

Low smartphone shipments impact Samsung

Samsung’s revenue for the second quarter came in at KRW48,54-trillion (R528-billion), a 3% increase quarter-on-quarter (QOQ), while the operating profit for the quarter was KRW 6,9-trillion (R75-billion), an increase of KRW 900-billion quarter-on-quarter. The overall...

Watson aims to transform chronic healthcare

IBM and CVS Health will use predictive analysis and Watson cognitive computing to transform care management services for patients with chronic diseases. The partnership will enable health care practitioners, including those across the CVS Health enterprise, to use...