Orange debuts African development challenge
To coincide with the release of its SMS APIs in five new countries (Cameroon, Congo, Guinea, Niger, Senegal), Orange has launched its largest international developer challenge to date – across 13 countries – aiming to spur and nurture the creation of...Gartner conference returns to Cape Town
The annual Gartner Symposium/ITxpo taking place at the Cape Town International Convention Centre from 28 to 30 September will examine the need for companies to evolve into a digital business and remain competitive. “No company, irrespective of size and industry, can...
IT spending set for decline
Worldwide IT spending is on pace to total $3,5-trillion in 2015, a 5,5% decline from 2014. This is largely as a result of US dollar strength, according to the latest forecast by Gartner. In constant-currency terms, the market is projected to grow 2,5%. In...Finance professionals are hard to find
Over the past nine years, accounting and finance positions have been among the most difficult for South African companies to fill. This is one of the findings form an analysis of data from Manpower South Africa’s annual Talent Shortage Survey (TSS) since its inception...SA consumers live it up with debt
The latest information on consumers’ credit behaviour, released by credit bureau Compuscan, reveals that many a South African consumer is struggling to keep up financially with the lifestyle that they are buying into. In many cases, there has been a quarter-on-quarter increase in the number of accounts with adverse enforcement status codes (which indicate that accounts have been handed over, assets have been repossessed, accounts have been written off or facilities/ credit cards have been revoked as a result of non-payment).