Tax incentive grows SA competitiveness

The tax incentive for research and development can help South African companies of all sizes to enhance their competitiveness by developing new products, processes and services. Minister of Science and Technology, Naledi Pandor, points out that the objective of the...

Slimmer Google backs into Alphabet

Google has undergone an unusual corporate re-organisation, with the launch of a new holding company, Alphabet, to be headed up by the existing Google top management. Larry Page, new CEO of Alphabet and outgoing CEO of Google, writes on the corporate blog: “We’ve long...

Robust ERP platforms key for Africa

As Africa’s mid-sized enterprises expand across the continent and other parts of the world, so should they look at putting in place enterprise resource planning (ERP) platforms that will allow them to seamlessly manage multiple legislative environments, currencies and...

Boards still fall down on diversity

Company boards need to be upgraded to reflect today’s diverse business community, according to a new report from Grant Thornton – and this is true for companies around the world as well as in South Africa, where diversity has been on the agenda for the last 20 years....

SA gets creative to recruit ICT skill

In a technologically and data driven economy, information and communication technology (ICT) has taken its place at the forefront of business operations. Regardless of industry or offering, organisations across the globe and here in South Africa have become...