CFOs should move beyond short-term, reactive moves to counter inflation and identify opportunities to build long-term competitive advantages, according to Gartner. CFOs should shift from a focus on neutralising margin pressures to long-term strategies, including...

The war in Ukraine has opened up the possibility of Russian cyberattacks which, together with the growing scourge of cybercrime, is keeping CIOs awake at night. Richard Frost, product head: cyber security at Vox, has rounded up some of the most pressing issues in...

MTN is the 2017 Brand Finance Most Valuable Brand, with a brand valuation of R40-billion. MTN was initially shortlisted in the Brand Finance South Africa's Top 50 Most Valuable Brands, and went on to be ranked as the most valuable brand for the third time. The...

Meg Whitman has resigned as chairman of HP's board. The news comes just a day after she was named as one of the executives likely to be recruited as Uber CEO. Whitman was chairman of HP through the company split, and remained as chairman of the board as well as CEO of...

We are living in an age of disruption, and organisations around the world are having to change in order to survive and thrive. “The best boards are rethinking their assumptions about everything they know – from what business they are in, to how their corporate culture...

After six consecutive quarters of growth, global Chinese smartphone shipments fell 3% to 113-million in Q2 2017. Huawei shipped over 23-million to lead the market for the second quarter in a row. Oppo shipped just over 21-million and had to settle for second place,...

Convergence Partners Investments has finalised its disinvestment from Dimension Data Middle East and Africa, and Andile Ngcaba has stepped down as executive chairman. Convergence Partners Investments first invested in Dimension Data in 2004 as part of the original...

MTN advises that it will report increased earnings in a trading statement for the six months ended 30 June 2017, released today. The company advises shareholders that it expects to report interim 2017 basic headline earnings per share of between 210 cents and 230...

Telkom has won a landmark case with costs against Vodacom at the Western High Court relating to the unlawful access to its infrastructure. Telkom brought an urgent application against Vodacom in the Court, relating to Vodacom's use of its infrastructure in the...

Massmart has launched its first Urban Bookshelf, a literacy project developed to increase access to books in under-served communities. Placed at Phefeni Recreation Centre in Orland, Soweto, the Urban Bookshelf looks like a striking artwork and functions as a free...