How to survive when power is in short supply

With South Africa’s power shortage here to stay, businesses are not only looking for ways to keep the lights on – they are investigating means to improve their energy efficiency without compromising productivity. Manufacturers in particular now have to...

Cell C, Microsoft partner for Zazoo voucher

Zazoo, a business unit of Net 1 UEPS, has collaborated with Microsoft and Cell C to sponsor a R250 VCpay voucher for consumers buying the new Microsoft Lumia 535 on a Cell C contract. The new device is available on Cell C’s talk and data contracts from 1 February,...

Tablet sales look to be stagnating

Tablet sales at laptop and accessories retailer The Notebook Company were down during January, compared to January 2014 – and are showing distinct signs of stagnation. This is according to Christopher Riley, CEO of The Notebook Company, who says tablet sales now only...

Microsoft signs up for cloud privacy

Microsoft has become the first major cloud provider to adopt the world’s first international standard for cloud privacy. Brad Smith, general counsel and executive vice-president: legal and corporate affairs at Microsoft, points out the ISO/IEC 27018 standard...

TV’s death is greatly exaggerated

Cord cutting has become a legitimate threat to linear TV: 38% of 18 to 32-year-olds say they don’t watch enough TV for it to be worth the money; and 36% say they simply aren’t willing to pay the going rate, according to new Forrester data. Added to that,...

Top business cities in Africa

Africa has become a major hub of business in the world. It is deemed to be the world’s fastest growing continent, with 5% to 6% growth rates for the past few years. Hotel booking site Jovago has analysed which are the seven top business destinations on the continent....