Prepare now for retirement

One of the more pertinent topics to emerge during the recent National Payroll Week was Retirement Reform and the fact that changes impacting retirement fund management were announced in 2013 and come into effect on 01 March 2015. Despite this forewarning, there are...

Ballmer’s e-mail to Microsoft staff

The text of an internal e-mail from Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer to employees regarding his plan to retire reads as follows: I am writing to let you know that I will retire as CEO of Microsoft within the next 12 months, after a successor is chosen. There is never a...

Search is on for Ballmer replacement

Microsoft’s CEO Steve Ballmer has decided to retire as CEO within the next 12 months, upon the completion of a process to choose his successor. In the meantime, Ballmer will continue as CEO and will lead Microsoft through the next steps of its transformation to a...

Local youth financially vulnerable

A recent survey has found that many of South Africa’s youth are focusing primarily on short-term financial goals and are taking longer to repay their short-term debt as the cost of living increases. Furthermore, this behaviour appears to be at the expense of...

Stone takes over from veteran Isaacs

Well-known industry veteran Alf Isaacs has retired from the position of enterprise mobility business (EMB) and PinPos divisional director at Pinnacle Africa. His position will be taken by Max Stone, best known for his management roles at Motorola Solutions and Symbol...