New HR, payroll unit at Sage South Africa

Sage South Africa has announced the launch of Sage HR Africa, a new business unit for HR and payroll software and services in Africa. This comes as a result of Sage’s drive to expand operations in Africa and to continuously deliver world-class solutions in Africa,...

Jens Montanana named Westcon chairman

Westcon, a division of Datatec Group, has announced that Datatec Group CEO, Jens Montanana, will succeed John McCartney as chairman of Westcon with effect from 3 September 2013. McCartney has been intimately involved in the company’s evolution and growth during his...

Logicalis CEO to be appointed chairman

Logicalis Group, the international IT solutions and managed services provider, has announced that the company’s chief executive officer (CEO), Ian Cook, will retire as CEO at the end of the financial year. A comprehensive search process to identify the next CEO is...

SARS PAYE reconciliations due soon

All South African companies are required to submit their SARS interim PAYE reconciliation that is due from 01 September – 31 October 2013, including their employee tax certificates and EMP501 reconciliations for the period 01 March to 31 August 2013. Employers...

The Open Group announces conference line-up

The Open Group Enterprise Architecture (EA) Practitioners Conference, to be held at Gallagher Estate in Midrand, Johannesburg on 5 September 2013, will feature presentations by a number of local and international EA experts, all of whom will be sharing their...

Bridging the divide between business and IT

In a rapidly evolving digital landscape the partnership between business and IT is one of the most crucial aspects of businesses maintaining competitiveness and even in gaining a competitive edge. Even in medium-sized businesses the IT infrastructure is undoubtedly...