by Kathy Gibson | Aug 2, 2017 | news
The African outlook seems to change just about every year. One minute, the continent is the darling of investors and growth looks promising; next minute something happens to make economies plummet and investors run for the hills. Seems that it’s always feast or famine...
by Kathy Gibson | Aug 2, 2017 | news
Whistle-blower Edward Snowden addressed CeBit delegates via video link from an unknown location in Russia, answering questions and giving his position on questions of individual user rights. Kathy Gibson reports Don’t be lulled into a sense of false security because...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 17, 2017 | news
The past couple of years have been among the most daunting the local IT distribution channel has faced – as close to a ‘bust’ period as it could get in the constant ‘boom or bust’ cycle that has existed since its inception. The commoditisation of almost all sectors of...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 17, 2017 | news
The days of “selling” technology solutions could be coming to an end, with most decisions on what to buy made long before the customer even engages with the partner or vendor. By Kathy Gibson Karl Meulema, senior vice-president: global channels at Riverbed Technology,...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 17, 2017 | news
The Constitutional Court has ensured that social security grants will be paid from 1 April, having extended the current contract with Cash Paymaster Services (CPS) for 12 months, while the South African Social Security Agency (Sassa) transitions to a new system. The...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 17, 2017 | news
Access to financing and credit, and making an inroad into markets remain two key challenges for entrepreneurs going into 2017. In an article in Techfinancials.co.za, Dominique Collett, head of AlphaCode, a Rand Merchant Investments club for fintech start-up...
