by Kathy Gibson | Mar 16, 2018 | Featured Story, Features
Pinnacle managed to retain its title as resellers’ favourite distributor in the SME/Consumer segment of the latest Channelwise Awards. Rectron took the top honours in the components category, with a healthy lead over runners-ups Axiz, Corex and Pinnacle. In the...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 1, 2018 | Featured Story, Trends and Analysis
The Minister of Finance announced in his recent Budget Speech that the VAT rate would be increased from 14% to 15% with effect from 1 April 2018. by Chetan Vanmali and Des Kruger at Webber Wentzel While the necessary legislative provisions to give effect to the...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 7, 2018 | Featured Story, Trends and Analysis
Dell has announced what it believes to be an industry-first pilot to use recycled gold from used electronics in new computer motherboards, which will ship in the Latitude 5285 2-in-1s. The pilot follows a successful feasibility study on server motherboards. The...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 7, 2018 | Featured Story, Trends and Analysis
The South African ICT channel faces yet another difficult year in 2018, with distributors, resellers and vendors all likely to find their revenues and margins coming under further pressure as end-customers cut back on their discretionary technology budgets. That’s...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 7, 2018 | Featured Story, Trends and Analysis
Once again, Channelwise’s Three Wise Men – who between them have more than a century in the IT industry and channel – have put their heads together to come up with who they think are the country’s most influential and top distribution executives for 2017. The...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 7, 2018 | Featured Story, Trends and Analysis
Invariably stuck between the rock that is vendors and the hard place that is the reseller sector, distribution Product Managers seldom get the recognition they deserve for doing what is arguably one of the most difficult jobs in the channel. But as has become...
