SA’s business confidence gap narrows

A fall in business confidence in fast-growing economies such as South Africa has reduced the gap with mature markets as efficiency becomes the key driver to remaining competitive without compromising on growth. The latest Regus survey reveals that globally firms will...

SA resilience under pressure

Remuneration issues in South Africa’s labour sector, combined with problems with the country’s water and electricity supply, are undermining the economy’s hard-earned resilience. This is according to the latest BankservAfrica Economic Transaction Index (BETI), which...

AxizWorkgroup wins HP distribution

HP Enterprise Security Products (HP ESP) has appointed AxizWorkgroup as its newest distributor within the South African region. The appointment comes on the back of the vendor’s stated intention to grow its South African and African channel, further cultivate and...

SA will benefit from investment in children

Better school results, increased productivity, long-term economic growth and social cohesion are some of the benefits that South Africa can gain by investing in its children early. These can be achieved by improving maternal and child health and nutrition, supporting...

Orange, Nashua Mobile connect travellers

Orange, in partnership with Nashua Mobile, is now offering services for those travelling to the UK and the Ivory Coast. This follows a previous announcement in June 2013, in which Orange launched a partnership with Nashua Mobile to offer such services for travellers...

Partnering will help to grow skills

Around the world, 3-billion unskilled and semi-skilled workers are jobless, with a mammoth 1,5-billion new jobs required. South Africa, like many emerging countries is facing a major talent shortage, with the latest Talent Shortage Survey 2013 from Manpower Group...