Trustlink is Swift partner in Africa

Swift, the international financial messaging provider for more than 10 000 financial institutions and corporations in 212 countries and territories, has appointed Pretoria-based Trustlink as its business partner to support the rapid growth in payment traffic across...

WWF urges darkness on Saturday

This Saturday (23 March 2013) sees the WWF’s Earth Hour 2013 taking place, with companies and individuals urged to take part in the initiative. At 8:30pm local time on Saturday, 23 March 2013, hundreds of millions of people around the world observe Earth Hour 2013,...

Telkom denies 13 000 retrenchments

Telkom has dismissed speculation that it is retrenching 13 000 employees, saying that no such decision has been taken.  In a statement, Telkom points out that it recently announced voluntary separation and voluntary early retirement process to its employees which...

SA not a role model for Africa

South Africa, host to this year’s summit of the emerging BRICS countries, is not a model for sustainable development on the African continent.  That is to say, the country, in contrast to Brazil for example, has not made convincing social progress in important...

Which brands have cultural traction?

ICT brands are well represented in the latest Cultural Traction report from Added Value.  The top 10 on a global basis are: * Google; * Apple; * Samsung; * IKEA; * Microsoft; * Sony; * BMW; * Audi; * Coca-Cola; and * eBay. Cultural Traction 2013 involved 62 250...