$10bn slump expected in IT devices
After reaching a record $730-billion in sales revenue in 2021, the global demand for IT devices including desktop PCs, laptops, tablets, and smartphones has been shifting back and forth - and although the market significantly recovered after a massive 2022 sales...
Caution urged as Multichoice/Canal+ saga continues
The Takeover Regulation Panel (TRP) is urging shareholders to exercise caution in responding and/or reacting to the various statements from both Multichoice and Groupe Canal+. Yesterday (5 February), Multichoice released SENS statements about its rejection of a buyout...
Liquid, Unitas partner in Africa
Liquid Intelligent Technologies has announced a strategic partnership with global managed network provider, Unitas Global to better meet the demands of rapid digital transformation across the continent. Through the Unitas Nexus software platform, Liquid will be able...
No mask? You can be fired for refusing to wear PPE
Wearing a mask at work is not necessarily a violation of your personal rights - it could be mandated policy and a firing offence if not followed. There is little doubt that the cracks around Covid-19 are starting to show. As employees become increasingly restless and...
World leaders urge adaptation in the climate change agenda
Global leaders have stressed the critical urgency of climate adaptation. In a meeting of the Friends of the Global Centre on Adaptation (GCA), they discussed the acceleration of adaptation solutions ahead of November’s United Nations global climate summit, COP26....
Putting the burden on employees leads to compliance failures
Compliance teams that don’t embed their controls into employee processes face a significantly higher rate of compliance failures, according to a survey by Garner. The survey of 755 employees in April 2021 found these failures linked to unnecessary compliance burdens...
Strong PC growth continues in Q2
The recovery of the global PC market gained momentum in the first half of 2021, mainly driven by the growth in gaming notebooks and surging Chromebook sales. According to data presented by StockApps.com, the total number of PCs shipped during the first half of the...
Economy continued recovery in Q2
Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) reported on 7 September that the South African economy continued to recover lost ground during the second quarter of 2021. Lullu Krugel, chief economist for PwC Strategy& Africa, and Dr Christie Viljoen, PwC Strategy&...
Scamming activity intensifies ahead of F1 Grand Prix
This Sunday (12 September), the Italian F1 Grand Prix is set to take place - and it is driving a new spate of cyber scamming. With restrictions driven by the pandemic, not all fans will be able to attend the event and support their teams. As the pandemic continues,...
These technologies can drive customer acquisition and growth
Chief marketing officers (CMOs) are transitioning from a focus on customer retention last year to now looking to new customer acquisition and growth as they navigate into a post-pandemic world, according to Gartner. As the Covid-19 pandemic led many marketers to shift...
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Smart FM outsourcing needs Six Sigma
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Spam still a business bugbear
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Dell ultrabooks for the mobile generation
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Legal firms and cloud migration
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Busamed uses T-Systems healthcare solution
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Africa’s social business solution
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Chequed.com partners with African firms
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Group Five sees improvements with PPO
In the five years since its implementation of Project Portfolio Office, an online project portfolio management (PPM) and collaboration application, Group Five has seen improved enterprise resource management and project prioritisation, a higher level of project...
Flexible working solves work-hours issue
Each year the OECD produces a table of average working hours around the world. The table shows vast differences in the hours people work. It also creates huge scope for envy: Mexicans and South Koreans with 2 250 and 2 090 hours a year respectively must envy full-time...
Collaboration for Alcatel-Lucent, Intel
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