SA shortlisted for offshoring award

South Africa has been shortlisted for the 2014 European Outsourcing Association (EOA) Offshoring Destination of the Year Award. Winners will be announced at the awards ceremony in London on 10 July. South Africa, the current EOA Offshoring Destination of the Year,...

Global business intro for SA companies

South African entrepreneurs, enterprises and innovators have a powerful new way to connect with customers, capital sources and partners globally using a big data analytics service that intelligently matches them with relevant and compatible growth opportunities from a...

Infrastructure key for West African growth

West Africa’s future as a competitive economic bloc requires new solutions in power technology and investment to improve energy access and enable the implementation of an ambitious infrastructure programme, according to Standard Bank. Policymakers, regional...

Mainstream smartphones for government users

A survey by International Data Corporation (IDC) reveals that over 75% of Western European government respondents are using vendors other than Apple or BlackBerry. The use of BlackBerry is on the wane in the government sector, according to the survey, with only 27% of...

Bytes SA repurchases 27% of its shares

Bytes SA, a subsidiary of Altron, will acquire 27% of its issued share capital for R669-million from a consortium led by Kagiso Strategic Investments, which is indirectly owned by Kagiso Tiso Holdings (KTH), by way of a share repurchase. The acquisition will become...