Employers need to be aware of the new higher National Minimum Wage rates from 1 March and to take these rates into account when they engage in collective bargaining agreements, writes Dhevarsha Ramjettan, partner at Webber Wentzel. New National Minimum Wage (NMW)...

Kaspersky has highlighted the surge in attempts to access phishing resources mimicking Google services. In January 2023, experts witnessed a 189% increase in attempts worldwide, (compared to December 2022), with the trend set to continue in February. Such phishing...

EOH has concluded a transaction that sees its wholly owned subsidiary EOH Mthombo enter into a share purchase agreement with RIB Limited, a subsidiary of German listed RIB Software, wherebu EOH will dispose of 70% of the issued ordinary share capital of Construction...

Blockchain is often hyped as the next big thing in emerging technologies. But the reality is the majority of proofs of concept fail to get beyond the initial experimentation phase. The good news is that CIOs can learn from early failures and avoid common mistakes. As...

Optimists will have welcomed June's smaller decline in sales as South Africa's new vehicle market continues to struggle and seemingly deliver any type of identifiable trend. June sales continued to show the volatility and seeming unpredictability of the new vehicle...

Organisations are increasingly rolling out digital initiatives in an arena defined by more data, more automation, sophisticated cyberattacks and evolving customer expectations. PwC's State of the Internal Audit Profession study 2019 shows that as organisations move...

Local business leaders could be losing out on significant bottom line gains by not paying attention to customer service. At a time that the economy is struggling, companies could be sacrificing as much as a 30% increase in sales, according to statistical analysis...

From 30 August to 8 September 2019 the Fak'ugesi African Digital Innovation Festival will return to Johannesburg to explore and celebrate technology and creativity by Africans for Africa. The 2019 festival has cast its central theme as "Own your Force", which invites...

Motor car sales are down, with just 36 922 new vehicles (passenger and commercial vehicles) were sold on dealer floors in June 2019, showing a 3,6% reduction over the same period last year. The cumulative year-on-year figures, compared to 2018, show that 215 206 new...

To successfully recruit and hire candidates in today's digital era, organisations must redefine the role of the hiring manager to be decisive, according to Gartner. However, more than three-quarters of hiring managers do not act decisively. Gartner says the...