GreatSoft CRM wins innovation award

Bruce Morgan, CEO of GreatSoft CRM, has been named as the overall winner of the inaugural FNB Business Innovation Award 2015. As the recipient of the Award, Bruce will have an opportunity to gain valuable business insights from world renowned business leaders at...

IAB formally engages FPB on online censorship

The Interactive Advertising Bureau South Africa (IAB) has formally engaged the Film and Publications Board (FPB) with regards the latter’s recently gazetted Draft Online Regulation Policy and has met with FPB CEO, Themba Wakashe, to discuss the IAB’s concerns with the...

Cloud, security top Technology Radar report

Cloud computing, a more open approach from Microsoft and enterprise IT security dominate the second quarter Technology Radar report. The Technology Radar is a regular update from the ThoughtWorks Technology Advisory Board to provide insights into current and emerging...

What we need to do for Africa to succeed

Kathy Gibson reports from the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town – Economic growth is important, but filling the skills gap and ensuring the people have a good quality of life will be key to Africa’s future success. Claver Gatete, Rwanda’s minister of...

No meaningful growth without inclusivity

Kathy Gibson reports from the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town – An Oxfam study reveals that Africa has been cheated out of $11-billion by multinational companies reducing their tax bills. The report, “Africa: Rising for the Few”, stresses that...
Growth linked to clean energy

Growth linked to clean energy

Kathy Gibson reports from the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town – Africa has a population of almost 1-billion, but more than 600-million of them have no access to electricity at all. This is one of the statistics from the new Africa Progress Report,...