SA scores well in carbon reporting

While South Africa scored poorly in the World Economic Forum (WEF) competitive index for education, it is rated first out of 144 countries for corporate reporting and protection of minority shareholders’ rights.  Robbie Louw, a director of carbon advisory firm...

Rectron wins Transcend exclusivity

Rectron South Africa has been appointed as an exclusive distributor for Transcend’s range of storage and multimedia products. The appointment will mean Transcend’s full range of products will now be available from Rectron in southern Africa.  “The breadth of Rectron’s...

Samsung, Vodacom team in the enterprise

Samsung Electronics South Africa and Vodacom Business Services have entered into an agreement that will see the two companies collaborate on a programme aimed at developing solutions that will leverage their respective expertise on mobile devices and network...

Push for tablet-based banking

There is a growing user acceptance of “push” mobile banking, and a sharp rise in tablet adoption will drive users of transactional tablet banking services to almost 200-million in 2017.  This will represent approximately 19% of total mobile banking...

Low-cost devices drive tablet surge

A predicted surge of smaller, lower-priced devices in the tablet market has led International Data Corporation (IDC) to increase its 2013 forecast for the worldwide tablet market to 190,9-million, up from its previous forecast of 172,4-million units.  Increases in...

Flat forecast for SA job growth

South African employment prospects remain flat for Q2 of 2013, with job seekers in the wholesale and retail and the transport, storage and communication sectors likely to benefit from the most opportunities.  According to the Manpower Employment Outlook Survey...