New GM for Nokia SA

Shaun Durandt has been appointed as GM for Nokia South Africa. As of June 2013, Durandt has been tasked to lead the Nokia business within the South African market, ensuring that short and long term objectives are met. With the goal of providing strategic, operational...

BYOD puts company info at risk

Company e-mails, personal SMSes, family photos, confidential company documents, customer contact details – today’s consumer stores huge volumes of information on their mobile devices. And, the line between what’s yours and what’s mine are blurred. “Whether...

Intel aims to re-engineer the data centre

As the massive growth of information technology services places increasing demand on the data centre, Intel has outlined its strategy to re-architect the underlying infrastructure, allowing companies and end users to benefit from an increasingly services-oriented,...

MTN group CFO resigns

MTN’s group chief financial officer (CFO) Nazir Patel has resigned with immediate effect. The reason for his resignation, according to Patel, is that he does not wish his continued employment to prejudice MTN regarding allegations made against him, which are subject...

African SMEs get access to funding

The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved the Africa Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) Programme, a four-year, $125-million funding programme combined with a $3,98-million technical assistance package granted by the Fund for African Private Sector Assistance...

SA CIOs can drive business innovation

The pace of change in the world of IT is phenomenal; every three months, new trends and technologies emerge that change the way people live and work. Keeping up with ongoing technological revolutions and further applying them to solve business problems has become a...