Sep 26, 2013
Five years after the onset of the global financial crisis, the world economy remains in disarray, according to a new UNCTAD report. To adjust to what now appears to be a structural crisis of the world economy, fundamental changes are needed in prevailing economic...
Sep 10, 2013
In pursuit of sustainable and inclusive industrial development, the IDC announced that it had disbursed a record R16-billion into the economy in the 2012/2013 financial year. In addition to this achievement, the corporation sustained its funding approvals at the...
Sep 6, 2013
The digital economy in South Africa doesn’t benefit all citizens equally, but there are some promising initiatives underway to help bridge the digital divide. Yunus Carrim, Minister of Communications, yesterday addressed delegates the Google Big Tent event, pointing...
Sep 2, 2013
By Kathy Gibson, Satnac 2013, Stellenbosch – The probability of South Africa becoming a failed state has increased, although there is still a good possibility that it could remain as one of the world’s top economies. The game of IT is where warning flags are...
Aug 20, 2013
Companies face the challenge of unlocking their businesses in the new global economy. Michael Jackson, guest speaker at the Hitachi Innovation Forum, points out that people, every day, generate staggering numbers. Every 24 hours, we will do $736-billion of business –...
