SA business at an IT crossroads

South Africa’s IT sector is at a crossroads – one complicated by skills and integration conundrums, compounded by the constantly changing role of IT. This is one of the findings of a local study by Citrix, which polled CIOs and CTOs at major South African businesses...

Rumours of print’s death exaggerated

Digital media are taking off as media for marketing and communication – but print is far from dead. This is the word from Canon, which yesterday announced the results of research undertaken in Africa and South Africa regarding the future of print. James de Waal, sales...

Payment fraud is on the rise

KPMG has noted a new trend in relation to business fraud which poses a serious risk of significant financial loss. Lucas Chiloane, manager in Forensic Technology at KPMG and Roy Waligora, partner at KPMG, write that a payments fraud scheme is on the rise exposing...

Electricity pricing challenges SA business

The National Energy Regulator of South Africa (NERSA) has confirmed that the electricity price increase for 2014/15 will be 7% from 1 July 2014. In light of the continuing rise in energy tariffs, it is becoming increasingly important for enterprises and business...

Online tourism set for massive growth

Online tourism is growing in importance, and helping to drive tourism to Africa. “With over 59% of travel now being researched, booked and bought online, attributing to over $400-billion in travel sales, ensuring that the African
tourism sector is partaking and...