SA travellers among big spenders
Four of the top five biggest spenders while travelling hail from emerging markets, with South Africans featuring in fifth place with an average spend of $2 888 (R28 889). This is according to Visa’s latest Global Travel Intentions Study 2013 which has Saudi Arabia...Call for an end to corruption
Widespread corruption places additional burdens on South African individuals and organistions, and the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) has urged all stakeholders to work on putting an end to corrupt practices. SACCI CEO Neren Rau comments: “The...Attitudes changing towards telecommuting
While telecommuting is nothing new to European and American markets, many companies in South Africa have viewed it with a fair degree of scepticism. However, says Mike van Lier, business leader for IT Solutions at Samsung SA, innovations in technologies are seeing...New fibre to reach remote areas
At the Great Rift Valley ICT summit taking place in Dar es Salaam next week, Gilat Satcom will unveil a raft of new fibre routes in coastal and landlocked Africa. These routes are already providing companies with fast and reliable broadband connectivity at competitive...