Coffee shop working not popular

In South Africa, security of belongings, privacy of documents and noisy customers are the top three turnoffs for people working in coffee shops, according to a new survey from Regus among 26 000 businesses in over 90 countries. The business pundit’s new darling is...

Cinema tips to digital format

For the first time, 35mm film in 2012 became the minority cinema format after nearly 90 000 screens went digital worldwide at the end of last year. As a result, cinema has moved from what once was a technology-free zone to one driven by technology, according to the...

BRICS Trade Exchange debuts in Africa

Thebe Exhibitions and Projects has announced the launch of the BRICS Trade Exchange, an exhibition for facilitating and opening up trade between the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) nations.  “The aim of this event is to highlight new business...

Outlook.com ready for release

Microsoft has announced that the e-mail service Outlook.com is ready for prime time. Since the release of Outlook.com last year as a preview, millions of people have already actively started using it, making it the world’s fastest growing e-mail service, going from...

Debt mediation ramps up

The National Debt Mediation Association (NDMA) saw a 60% increase in requests for mediation during the fourth quarter of 2012, from 538 cases in the third quarter to 1 352 cases in the last quarter. The increase was due to the introduction of service improvements that...