Google Africa Connected finalists announced
Google has announced the finalists of the Africa Connected competition. The competition was launched in August last year, calling entrepreneurs, creative people, innovators and Web-lovers to share stories of how the Web has transformed their lives and work. The 10...Datacentrix goes platinum with HP
Leading solutions provider, Datacentrix, has achieved platinum partner status with HP – one of only five companies in South Africa to attain this level of partnership. The company says its new platinum status highlights its ability to deliver smart and flexible HP...How SABC could have ensured the right skills
The results of an independent skills audit recently conducted at the SABC by PricewaterhouseCoopers revealed that almost two thirds (62%) of the public broadcaster’s employee files had qualifications that were either “not authentic” or...WhatsApp dominates local IM
Following the acquisition of WhatsApp by Facebook for $19-billion this week, World Wide Worx has revealed that more than half of South Africa’s suburban adult population use the instant messaging (IM) service on their cell phones. This is one of the key findings of...SMEs will drive Africa’s growth
Economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa in 2014 is expected to be slightly higher than that of 2013, at around 6%, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) – and SMEs are the engine that will drive this growth. With more than 1-billion consumers on the...