Are your suppliers friends or foes?

In a perfect world, the relationship between client and supplier should fundamentally be based on mutual trust. Legally speaking, the relationship is formally guided by King III and protected by legislation such as the Public Finance Management Act, specifically...

Executives at risk from new liability scenarios

New risks such as cyber incidents or data privacy, rising regulatory and shareholder activism and the influence of third party litigation funders are putting corporate leaders under more pressure than ever of falling foul of investigations, fines or prosecution over...

Beware of fly-by-night telephone service providers

Telecoms has grown rapidly over the past few years, but this growth has also attracted fly-by-night telephone service providers. Euphoria Telecom warns against operators that are exploiting unsuspecting customers. Consumers are also being bombarded with a myriad of...

Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise debuts cloud platform

ALE, operating under the Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise brand, has announced availability of Alcatel-Lucent Rainbow, an innovative cloud-based relationship management platform that connects business users, business contacts and systems. With Rainbow, employees can be more...

New opportunities for retail, wholesale markets

The demand for online, multi-channel solutions by an increasingly mobile consumer base is a key trend that will drive the growth of self-service banking channels across Africa, says Standard Bank, Africa’s leading bank by assets. “We expect growth to...

Commander HQ brings sporting goods online

Commander HQ is the latest ecommerce retail site focused on sporting gear and apparel to enter the daily deal industry. An important differentiator is that Commander HQ deals never expire. Monthly memberships offer up to 50% discount on all new ranges of international...