Tshivhase’s bribery charges dropped

Tshivhase’s bribery charges dropped

Aug 25, 2014

The bribery charges against Pinnacle Holding’s executive director Takalani Tshivhase, which earlier this year triggered a sell-off of the company’s stock and an estimated R1,2-billion slashing of its value, have been dropped. The Specialised Commercial Crimes Unit of the National Directorate of Public Prosecutions withdrew all charges against Tshivhase after concluding that there was no basis upon which to pursue the allegations against him.

PayPal hits 1m SA milestone

PayPal hits 1m SA milestone

Aug 25, 2014

More than 1-million South Africa accounts have been opened on the global payments platform PayPal, just four years after the first deal with First National Bank (FNB) made it possible for people and businesses in South Africa to make and accept PayPal payments.

CIOs need to embrace digital ethics

Aug 25, 2014

The need for CIOs to consider digital ethics has become paramount as the pace of technology change accelerates, according to Gartner. Digital business has dramatically shifted the impact of corporate IT. Corporate IT now affects people’s work and lives more...

Specialised DaaS set for steady growth

Aug 25, 2014

Service providers around the world who deliver desktops as a service (DaaS) and other hosted mobile workspaces anticipate steady revenue growth, particularly through business-ready service bundles that target specific vertical markets. Citrix revealed those insights...

Hardcopy market sees global decline

Aug 25, 2014

The worldwide hardcopy peripherals (HCP) market declined for the first time in the past three quarters to 25,5-million units shipped in the second quarter of 2014 (2Q14), resulting in a -2,3% year-over-year decrease, according to the International Data Corporation...

New threats drive security spend growth

Aug 25, 2014

Worldwide spending on information security will reach $71,1-billion in 2014, an increase of 7,9% over 2013, with the data loss prevention segment recording the fastest growth at 18,9%, according to the latest forecast from Gartner.  Total information security spending...