Investing in STEM skills crucial to SA’s development

The basic education sector in South Africa needs to increase the number of institutions that focus on critical subjects such as science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM). So says Richard Firth, CEO of MIP Holdings, adding that it is crucial for South Africa...

Mauritius Union Group goes web-scale with Nutanix

The Mauritius Union Group (MUA), a financial services company based in Mauritius, recently replaced its core IT infrastructure with the Nutanix Enterprise Cloud OS software, enabling the company to incorporate storage, networking and compute in a single infrastructure...

Do’s and don’ts of hiring millennials

Much has been said over the last few years about the millennial workers entering the workplace and how this generation is going to redefine and reshape the workplace of the future. But is this getting organisations in a panic over changing their hiring policies and...

Mia Telecoms offers enterprise cloud telephony

In May, MIA Telecoms will launch a new enterprise cloud telephony solution: iServ UC, The Business Cloud. The release combines three major international brands: Centile Telecom Applications; Epygi Technologies; and Cisco. The offering will simplify voice and unified...

Vodacom hits 80% population coverage on 4G

Vodacom has become the first African mobile network to exceed 80% population coverage on 4G. The mobile network provider claims to offer 80,12% 4G coverage in South Africa, with 99,78% of the population covered by 3G and 99,97% covered by 2G. The accelerated rural...

Payment24 takes the pain out of petrol payments

The Payment24 app, an international fuel payment system developed in South Africa, will enable secure payments at the fuel pump. The app will initially be available to customers of one of the world’s leading oil companies this month, allowing them to pay for fuel at...