It’s a better life in Gauteng

It’s a better life in Gauteng

Aug 14, 2014

Well over half of the citizens of Gauteng think that South Africa is heading in the wrong direction, although Gauteng residents still enjoy a good quality of life overall. This is one of the findings from the Quality of Life Survey (QoL) 2013, conducted by the Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO). A representative sample of more than 27 000 of Gauteng’s residents were polled for the biennial survey, carried out for the third time in 2013.

SA companies switch to licensed software

Aug 14, 2014

Fewer South African companies are using unlicensed software, opting to avoid the numerous security threats associated with counterfeit software – but one in three copies of software installed on local PCs during 2013 were still not properly licensed. The...

SA developers join in on IP protection

Aug 14, 2014

South African software developers realise the benefit of protecting their intellectual property – and organisations like the Business Software Alliance (BSA) offer them a platform and a voice in the industry. Although the BSA is traditionally thought to be an...

Bhat heads Logikal Consulting operations

Aug 14, 2014

Logikal Consulting has appointed Ravi Bhat as group chief operating officer, effective 1 August 2014, with responsibility for the company’s Africa and India operations. With a mandate to drive strategic initiatives in his areas to improve Logikal’s market position,...

Cross-border payments set for higher growth

Aug 14, 2014

Institutions such as the World Bank and African Development Bank (AfDB) indicate that African countries only carry out about 15% of their trade with one another. However, SWIFT data on cross-border payments shows that the figure is slightly higher at 23%....

Mxit Reach powers change in Africa

Aug 14, 2014

Africa has the world’s fastest growing economies and youngest population – nearly all of whom connect with the world via mobile phones. And, through Mxit Reach, more than 1-million users in South Africa access educational, health and counselling services on...