PC shipments rebound but still low
Worldwide PC shipments totalled 74,4-million units in the second quarter of 2014 (2Q14), a year-on-year decline of -1,7%.This is according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly PC Tracker. The results reflect the smallest decline in global PC...Entrepreneurs key for SA’s future
Small businesses are the future of the South African economy – and focus needs to be on innovative entrepreneurs. This was the word from The Tomorrow Entrepreneur event held in the Maboneng Precinct last Thursday night. The inaugural event focused on...The cost of World Cup social mentions
The World Cup is proving that, for some companies, talk might be very expensive – contrary to popular wisdom. Yingli is a solar panel company that paid an estimated $17, 5-million to be a World Cup sponsor. Since Yingli enjoyed just 2,782 mentions in social media,...Cwele outlines plan for universal access
For South Africa and Africa to achieve universal access and services, equitable access to scarce global resources needs to be achieved. This will require continual improvements of current governance structures and organisational arrangements to make them for efficient...uAfrica rolls out African expansion
South African e-commerce technology company uAfrica has announced the launch of the first phase of its expansion plan into the rest of Africa. The first phase targets Nigeria with a trial Proof of Concept (POC) partnership with MTN Business customers who will be able...