by Kathy Gibson | Mar 6, 2020 | news
Altron has announced the confirmation of Mark Harris to the permanent role of MD of Altron Nexus. Andrew Holden, group chief operations officer, says Harris will report directly to him. Holden comments: “Mark has been acting as Altron Nexus MD for almost six months,...
by Kathy Gibson | Mar 6, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
The spread of coronavirus, Covid-19, beyond China has created fresh uncertainty for the global growth outlook and sparked volatility in financial markets. Outbreaks in South Korea, Iran and Italy have raised concerns that the spread outside of China may be...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 28, 2020 | Featured Story, Features
Finance Minister Tito Mboweni has promised to tackle government spending, and put the ball firmly back into the private sector’s court to make their own contribution to economic recovery by investing and creating jobs. By Kathy Gibson It still remains to be seen...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 28, 2020 | news
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...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 28, 2020 | news
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,...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 28, 2020 | news
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...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 28, 2020 | news
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...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 28, 2020 | news
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...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 28, 2020 | news
Mustek has reported revenue of R3,01-billion for the six months ended 31 December 2019, up 11,3% from the comparable period last year. The company saw operating profit of R116,47-million, level with last year. Headline earnings per share are 75.79 cents, up 9,1%, and...
by Kathy Gibson | Feb 28, 2020 | Trends and Analysis
In 2020, technology is set to continue transforming organisations and skills needs are evolving rapidly. By Lyndy van den Barselaar As organisations focus on sustainability, relevance and sourcing and retaining talent, job seekers will need to focus on learnability...
