New mobile plans from Telkom

Telkom Business has launched a range of new mobile plans that aim to help businesses of all sizes improve productivity and reduce communication costs.  A feature of these plans is unlimited on-net calling, meaning colleagues can talk to each other as much as they want...

Men in the Making focusses on mentoring

Tracker’s Men in the Making campaign will see businesses across the country welcoming boys from Grade 10 to Grade 12 into their offices for job shadowing and life mentoring activities this month.  Tracker launched its Men in the Making campaign five years ago,...

Businesses’ debt stress levels rising

South African businesses experienced growing debt stress levels in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to the KreditMetrix report published by Experian SA and Econometrix.  The report is published on a quarterly basis. Business debt stress indicators, both average...

ArcelorMittal saves R90m in energy

ArcelorMittal’s steel plant in Saldanha, the single largest electricity consumer in the Western Cape, recently participated in an Industrial Energy Efficiency Improvement Project that has resulted in a R90-million energy bill savings in one year. The upcoming African...

Cutting through the e-wallet confusion

Referred to variously as digital wallets, mobile wallets or mobile payments, e-wallets can take many forms – often leading to confusion and misunderstanding. In a new study, IDC Financial Insights proposes the use of the term “e-wallet” as a...

VSAT connectivity comes of age

The affordability of broadband satellite Internet connectivity is resulting in growing demand for the technology from businesses located in urban areas across South Africa. That’s according to MWEB Business GM Andre Joubert who says that when MWEB launched its VSAT...