The outlook for an investment downgrade

South Africans tend to obsess about the possibility of a ratings downgrade to junk status, but this focus could be misplaced. By Kathy Gibson Kyle Mandy, tax lead at PwC, believes Moody’s will give the country the benefit of the doubt for the next few months and see...

Rectron signs up Zebra distribution

Rectron has become the official distribution partner for Zebra Technologies in South Africa, effective January 2020. Zebra Technologies provides an extensive portfolio of scanning, data capture, wireless local area network (WLAN), and printing solutions. Matthew Hall,...

New Intel offerings target 5G infrastructure

Unlocking the full potential of 5G requires transforming network infrastructure from core to edge. Intel has made a sweeping set of hardware and software announcements, including the launch of the new Intel Atom P5900, a 10nm system-on-chip (SoC) for wireless base...

Apple, Samsung dominate smartphone top 10

Apple’s iPhone XR was the world’s most popular smartphone in 2019, easily outshipping all other models. Apple shipped 46,3-million iPhone XR smartphones last year, more than doubling the 23,1-million units in 2018, according to Omdia’s Smartphone Model Market Tracker...

Sage appoints new distribution partners in Africa

Sage has appointed three Authorised Sage Distributors in the SADC, East Africa and West African regions to serve as valued-added distribution partners for its small and medium business products and services. The new distribution partners are: * First Distribution will...