Nigerian banks switch to SWIFT

The Central Bank of Nigeria is implementing SWIFT’s Sanctions Screening service and is mandating use of the hosted service by the country’s banking community. This is in order to strengthen the Nigerian financial market and ensure it meets global best practices for...

Merchants is one of SA’s top employers

Merchants is proud to announce that it has been officially certified by the Top Employers Institute for its exceptional employee offerings. The annual international research undertaken by the Top Employers Institute recognises leading employers around the world: those...

Why Cape Town start-ups are booming

Cape Town is enjoying a boom in tech start-ups, with companies like Yola.com and Yeigo showing significant promise. “The overarching reason for Cape Town’s success is due to the fact that start-ups in Cape Town have access to a highly developed ecosystem in the ICT...

Accenture awards $3,5m for Africa skills

Accenture and the Accenture Foundations have awarded VSO $3,5-million to help the charity deliver job skills training to approximately 22 300 poor and disadvantaged people in Nigeria, Cambodia, Tanzania and Malawi. This grant brings Accenture’s direct support to VSO...

New regional manager for Africa for BDS

Bytes Document Solutions has appointed Russel Carter as the regional manager of its Africa operations. He will be responsible for maintaining and growing relationships with existing distributors across the continent, developing strategies to increase sales through the...

Cell C boosts value of MegaBonus

Cell C MegaBonus customers will receive more from their MegaBonus prepaid offer. From 5 October, Cell C will boost the value on its MegaBonus prepaid promotional offer from three to four times the value for any recharge above R5. For example, a customer that recharges...