Absa’s Rautenbach wins global award
Retail Banker International, the London-based banking publication that analyses and reports on the retail banking sector, has named Arrie Rautenbach, head of Absa Bank’s retail arm, as “Retail Banker of the year 2012”. Rautenbach took over the retail arm just over one...SA’s work:life is in balance
South Africans’ work:life balance is booming compared to other countries around the world, according to the Regus Work:Life Balance Index – and the relationship between work and leisure gets better if you’re running a business or if you’re from Generations X and Y....New NetApp head for Africa
Following a major management clean out of all its major African operations, including its South African office, NetApp has announced its new regional director for Africa to replace Mike Styer. Mark Ridley, who was formerly responsible for all of Dell’s business...ISPA calls for action on mobile costs
The Internet Service Providers’ Association of SA (ISPA) has called for the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) to act decisively to increase short-term broadband penetration by promoting greater competition within the mobile data market....MEA storage stagnates, but poised for growth
The external storage market in the Middle East and Africa (MEA) grew only 2% in the first quarter of 2013, according to the latest data from International Data Corporation (IDC). Referencing its EMEA Quarterly Disk Storage Systems Tracker, the research firm has...