Rainbow Weekend set to be a hit in SA

While many retailers and online stores have started to adopt Black Friday as a huge annual cut-throat sales bonanza, South Africa does not have an official day for this – not in line with the US tradition, which marks the beginning of festive shopping on the...

Eaton launches Sales Graduate Program in SA

Eaton Electric South Africa, a power management company, recently launched a Sales Graduate Program designed to provide smart and innovative marketing and electrical engineering graduates from all over the continent with tools they need to succeed at Eaton and beyond....

Orange Radio launches in SA

Telecommunications services provider Orange has launched its Orange Radio application, which is now available in South Africa. Orange Horizons CEO Sèbastien Crozier explains: “The way in which the world is accessing digital content – whether it is video, music or even radio – is changing. Consumers are looking for easy access to personalised content on demand.”

SA’s IT spend set to top $13bn

Overall IT spending in South Africa is expected to cross the $13-billion mark in 2015, according to the latest figures released today by International Data Corporation (IDC). The consumer, finance, and government verticals will lead the charge, with the former...

How relevant are global trends in SA?

IT research giant Gartner’s recently announced top 10 strategic technology trends for 2015 highlighted three main themes: the merging of the real and virtual worlds; the advent of intelligence everywhere; and the technology impact of the digital business shift....