Telkom denies 13 000 retrenchments
Telkom has dismissed speculation that it is retrenching 13 000 employees, saying that no such decision has been taken. In a statement, Telkom points out that it recently announced voluntary separation and voluntary early retirement process to its employees which...SA not a role model for Africa
South Africa, host to this year’s summit of the emerging BRICS countries, is not a model for sustainable development on the African continent. That is to say, the country, in contrast to Brazil for example, has not made convincing social progress in important...Which brands have cultural traction?
ICT brands are well represented in the latest Cultural Traction report from Added Value. The top 10 on a global basis are: * Google; * Apple; * Samsung; * IKEA; * Microsoft; * Sony; * BMW; * Audi; * Coca-Cola; and * eBay. Cultural Traction 2013 involved 62 250...Lockheed experiments with quantum computer
Lockheed Martin has become the first company to commercialise quantum computing, and to use it in the business. A report in the New York Times reveals that the US-based military contractor will be putting technology it acquired from D-Wave Systems to work in a...Africa’s economy on growth path
A great deal has changed since The Economist labelled Africa as “the Hopeless Continent” 10 years ago. Over the past decade, six of the world’s 10 fastest-growing countries were African; emerging economies in the East and West of Africa indicate a 6% to 7% economic...