First decline seen in tablet sales

Worldwide tablet shipments recorded a year-over-year decline for the first time since the market’s inception in 2010. Overall shipments for tablets and 2-in-1 devices reached 76,1-million in the fourth quarter of 2014 (4Q14) for -3,2% growth, according to...

Bytes acquisition given the go-ahead

The Competition Tribunal has approved Bytes People Solutions’ acquisition of the business of Inter-Active Technologies. The agreement, as approved by the Commission, will be effective from 3 March 2015. The acquisition will involve the transfer of the employees and...

Telkom warns public of recruitment scam

Telkom has been made aware of a recruitment scam promising successful candidates a paid “Telkom internship” at the company, upon payment of a “learnership fee” of R90. Upon initial investigation the adverts have been targeting candidates in Bloemfontein, the Free...

African economies are on the move

2014 saw the highest level of activity in African equity capital markets (ECM) over the previous five years, and a significant increase in both transaction volume and capital raised during 2014 compared to the prior year, according to a report issued by PwC. PwC’s...

Display area demand drives flat panel growth

Once focused on unit growth, the entire global flat-panel display (FPD) industry is now shifting to focus on area-demand growth. According to IHS, display panel shipments for all FPD applications grew 9%, year over year, to reach 168,9-million square meters in 2014....