May 28, 2013
Skilled staff, such as engineers, technicians, IT professionals and customer service representatives, are in short supply. The latest Talent Shortage Survey 2013 from Manpower Group South Africa shows some interesting changes over the 2012 results, with engineers...
May 28, 2013
Worldwide shipments of touchscreen panels are set to double from 2012 to 2016, reaching nearly 3-billion units as a wide variety of products beyond smartphones and tablets adopt the technology, particularly notebook PCs. A total of 2,8-billion touchscreen panels will...
May 28, 2013
The agenda for Africa needs to turn to economic transformation. “The sleeping giant is on its way,” says AfDB president Donald Kaberuka during the 50th anniversary of the African Union. He adds that the first 50 years achieved political freedom and laid a basis for...
May 28, 2013
There is no question that small to medium enterprises (SMEs) are important to the South African economy; however, running a small business is no easy feat. Each SME must overcome a multitude of challenges ranging from getting the business up-and-running to keeping it...
May 28, 2013
Vendors are hoping that new ultra-high definition (UHD) televisions will rejuvenate the market, but sceptics are asking if UHD will avoid the fate of another product touted as the industry’s saviour just a few years ago – the 3D TV. TV panel makers are betting...
May 28, 2013
Cloud-based PBX service provider Connection Telecom has signed a collaborative national partnership with EOH Network Solutions to offer its hosted voice services on EOH’s next-generation network (NGN). Connection Telecom’s MD Dave Meintjes says the bidirectional...
