VAT increase could impact cross-border trade
The announcement of plans to increase the VAT rate to 16% by 2026/27, combined with no inflationary adjustment to income tax brackets, could have a dual effect on cross-border trade. Cross-border payments service provider Verto highlights that this could increase the...
Gradual rebound on the cards for SA economy
The global economy has managed admirably through a series of shocks over the past few years – but 2025 is likely to be defined by shifts in monetary and fiscal policy and a move toward equilibrium rates for growth and inflation. These are the headline findings from...
Major boost for campus switch market in second quarter
Worldwide campus switch sales experienced an impressive surge of nearly 60% in Q2 of 2023, according to Dell'Oro Group, which adds that this is a remarkable achievement given the market's historical mid-to-high single-digit growth rate prior to the pandemic. Cisco...
These are the top threats in SA
A new ChromeLoader campaign named "Shampoo" has been targeting Chrome browser users with malware-laden fake ads, while the communications sector has risen, displacing healthcare, to become the second most impacted industry this year. Specifically for South Africa,...
Joburg SMEs encouraged to expand on the global stage
The Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce and Industry (JCCI), in partnership with the City of Johannesburg, has extended the application deadline for the Exporters Development Programme to 26 September 2023. JCCI CEO Bernadette Zeiler says: "In recognising the remarkable...
Global offline population continues steady decline
The number of people worldwide not connected to the Internet decreased to an estimated 2,6-billion people in 2023, according to the latest data from ITU. The reduction from the estimated 2,7-billion people offline in 2022 leaves 33% of the global population...
Qlik outlines a connected, integrated, trusted future for data analytics
Kathy Gibson reports - Modern, digital business is only possible if processes and decisions are informed by reliable, up-to-the-minute and trusted data. The rapid move to the cloud has eased many of IT's infrastructure challenges, but raised new issues when it comes...
BETI weakens in August, but improves on last year
Amid the volatile economic conditions that have pushed business and household confidence to lower levels, the BankservAfrica Economic Transactions Index (BETI) slipped again in August 2023 - though still up compared to August 2022. "After rebounding in June 2023, the...
Mixed bag predicted for holiday season spending
Only 9% of consumers reported that they plan to spend more this holiday season, according to a Gartner survey, which also reveals that 28% of respondents plan to spend less this holiday season than in 2022, while 63% of consumers plan to spend the same amount this...
Scammers targeting Africa becoming more sophisticated
Nearly half of the survey participants in the just-released KnowBe4 2023 Online Scams and Victims in Africa Report have fallen victim to an online scam at least once, losing thousands of dollars in the process and compromising their personal data. The report is based...
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Blue Turtle Technologies is Redgate Software Master Reseller
Blue Turtle Technologies is pleased to announce that it has been appointed as a master reseller for Redgate Software. The appointment will offer customers within the local market access to a host of database development and deployment tools for SQL Server, .NET and...
Acer unveils Chromebook Tab 10,
Acer today launched the first education tablet running Chrome OS, the Acer Chromebook Tab 10 (D651N). The new Acer Chromebook Tab 10 is designed for Acer's education customers and will be used in classrooms to expand and enhance student learning by bringing the speed,...
Voice communications take a new direction
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Fortinet names SADC Regional Partners of the Year
Fortinet has announced the winners of its 2017 Southern African Development Community (SADC) Regional Partners of the Year. The awards recognised the accomplishments of Fortinet's growing partner community in the region. Paul Williams, country manager: southern Africa...
Siemens contributes to African skills
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BCX achieves ISO 20000-1 ITSM certification
BCX has achieved the coveted ISO 20000-1 IT Service Management certification, becoming only the second South African owned company to achieve this international standard. The ISO 20000-1 certification is the globally recognised international standard for IT service...
New technologies change the business landscape
Kathy Gibson at Dell EMC Forum, Sandton – New technologies are going well beyond helping businesses to improve or change their processes – they are fundamentally changing the business itself. According to Nigel Moulton, EMEA chief technology officer: converged...
A modern data centre enables transformation
Kathy Gibson at Dell EMC Forum, Sandton - The structure of the data centre hasn’t really changed a lot over the years, and is still there to service applications. In some respects, however, the platforms today support the cloud where applications are hosted, says Dell...
Disrupt the business with IoT
Kathy Gibson at Dell EMC Forum, Sandton - Internet of Things (IoT) is not a thing – it’s a concept. This is the word from Benjamin Vernooij, from Dell EMC EMEA, who points out that it is about sensors, data, connections and computation/storage, all of which add up to...
Dell EMC to sponsor the Springboks
Kathy Gibson at Dell EMC Forum, Sandton - Dell EMC South Africa will sponsor the Springbok rugby team for the next three years. "We want to invest in human potential," says Doug Woolley, GM of Dell EMC South Africa. "We talk about transformation, and discovering the...
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