The pressure to optimise costs and maximise productivity is at the forefront of all business leaders' minds. Today, this pressure is exacerbated by disruptive technology, the increasing complexity of geopolitics and global trade, evolving risk and regulation, and the...

Continuing economic woes, higher inflation and low confidence levels have led to another monthly decline for salaries in May 2023, unlike average private pensions that remained robust, according to the latest BankservAfrica Take-home Pay (BTPI) and Private Pensions...

Global sales of smartphones to end users continued to decline in the third quarter of 2019, contracting by 0,4% compared with the third quarter of 2018, according to Gartner. Demand remained weak as consumers became more concerned about getting value for money. "For...

Higher uncertainty and higher global tariffs are taking a toll on trade. In 2019, the volume of global trade of goods and services should grow at its slowest pace in a decade (+1,5%). As a result, exporters are likely to see USD420bn in losses this year, according to...

Kaspersky has presented analysis of open source Virtual Network Computing (VNC), which uncovered memory corruption vulnerabilities that have existed in a substantial number of projects for a very long time. The exploitation of some detected vulnerabilities could lead...

Ahead of World AIDS Day 2019, a new international report by Elsevier's Analytical Services on the global state of HIV/AIDS research has identified South Africa as one of the leading research producers worldwide. The University of Cape Town (UCT) has also been singled...

Uber has had its licence to operate in London revoked by TFL (Transport for London), after drivers who were not licenced or insured conducted 14 000 rides, putting passenger safety at risk. This isn't the first time the company has come under fire for not validating...

FNB Business in partnership with Township Entrepreneurs Alliance (TEA), 10Xe and Endeavor South Africa, have announced the overall winners of the 2019 FNB Business Innovation Awards (FNB BIA). Umgibe Farming Organics and Training Institute clinched top honours in the...

Kathy Gibson is at Sibos to Africa 2019 in Midrand - The payments landscape has changed dramatically over the years and the African market, in particular, is due for more shake-ups in the future. In fact, the entire world of banking is undergoing massive changes, says...

After dropping from 28 in the second quarter to a 20-year low of 21 in the third quarter, the RMB/BER Business Confidence Index (BCI) rose to 26 in the fourth quarter - the first improvement in two years. This outcome reflects the responses of 1 800 business...