KZN university wins MTN challenge

The University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) has won the inaugural MTN SA Foundation ICT Challenge and the overall National Championship title at the recent Enactus National Competition 2015. The championship title has qualified UKZN to represent South Africa at the...

Barclays opens supply chain challenge

Barclays Africa Group (Barclays Africa) has launched the Barclays Africa Supply Chain Challenge, the first of several initiatives being driven into Africa with the aims of sparking ideas to drive the digital evolution on the continent. The announcement follows hot on...

Telkom challenges Neotel-Vodacom decision

Telkom has filed an application at the North Gauteng High Court to set aside Icasa’s (Independent Communications Authority of South Africa’s) decision of 2 July that has given the regulatory go-ahead for the transfer of Neotel licenses to Vodacom. Telkom has approached the court on a semi-urgent basis for an interim order to suspend the implementation of the Icasa decision, pending the resolution of the final review, as it is believes that the regulator has not adequately considered certain considerations when granting regulatory approval for the transaction.

Organisations underestimate POPI challenges

As local businesses wait for the Protection of Personal Information Bill (POPI) to officially be signed into law, Iain Wadds, regional pre-sales manager of SecureData Africa, believes many organisations are not doing enough to prepare for the far-reaching consequences...

HR challenged by today’s workforce

Business growth depends on attracting and retaining a workforce with globally diverse values and demographics, according to a new study sponsored by SAP subsidiary SuccessFactors. In a study titled “Values-based diversity: The challenges and strengths of many”, the...