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Mustek expects increased earnings
Mustek has issued a trading statement, alerting shareholders that earnings for the current financial period will be higher than previously expected. For the six months ended 31 December 2014, Mustek’s headline earnings per share is expected to be between 20% and 32%...
Sanral says e-tolls won’t impact the poor
The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) has welcomed the e-tolls advisory panel’s report, stating that it hopes the findings won’t be ignored “simply because the views expressed do not accord with the misguided wishes of those who purport to care for the...
What to expect from Budget 2015
Later this month, new Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene will present his first budget to parliament, and it promises to be one of the most fascinating budget presentations of recent years, writes Rob Cooper, tax expert at Sage VIP Payroll and HR. During his medium term...
Teachers, police urged not to resign
As thousands of teachers, among other public servants, have resigned to cash in their pensions in the belief they will otherwise lose benefits, the Government Pensions Administration Agency (GPAA) is trying to halt the flight by setting the record straight. Acting...
What Cosatu wants to hear at Sona
With the country still confronted with the triple challenge of unemployment, poverty and inequalities, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) is hoping that President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Address (Sona) will address these challenges. The union is also seeking reassurance from the President that all efforts are being taken by government to address the precarious electricity situation in the country.
Digital advertising to replace billboards
Digital advertising is increasingly replacing traditional paper billboards across South Africa. The next generation in out of home (OOH) advertising is Internet-connected digital screens that vary in size, provide more effective advertising to consumers through their...
The drivers of a cashless society
Using technology to eliminate, or at least reduce, the need for cash is as much about empowerment as it is about convenience. In banking terms, the development of a cashless society is something of a chicken and egg situation. Is society demanding cashlessness – or...
Kaspersky releases independent test results
Kaspersky Lab is pleased to announce the results of 22 tests carried out by independent research companies in Q4 2014. The experts tested Kaspersky Lab’s security solutions and those of other vendors: they analysed how effectively popular security products detect new, unknown malware including mobile malware, protect against phishing and financial threats, and how they affect device performance.
Micromine demos solutions at Mining Indaba
Leading provider of intuitive software solutions and services to the international mining sector, Micromine, is exhibiting at Investing African Mining Indaba, the world’s largest mining investment conference, 9 to 12 February 2015, Cape Town, South Africa. Micromine...
DCC offers HP EliteDisplay E271i
The new HP EliteDisplay E271i monitor from distributor Drive Control Corporation (DCC) gives business users a whole new view. This 27-inch LED Backlit Monitor features In-Plane Switching (IPS) display technology, offering a unique combination of large screen real...
Changing mobile usage trends
Mobile users are consuming more video than ever before, while larger format devices are starting to change the way people use their smartphones and tablets. These are among the findings of the Citrix Mobile Analytics Report for the first half of 2015, which also examines the pitfalls and opportunities for mobile operators and enterprise IT.
Issues keeping CIOs awake at night
Key issues keeping CIOs and IT professionals up at night in 2015 include downtime, security and IT talent acquisition. The findings from a recent survey by Sungard AS are particularly relevant to the South African market, and local ICT specialist Quintica warns that socio-economic issues such as load shedding, a less than buoyant local economy and the increasing brain drain, are not providing much solace to our own CIOs.
Tshwane finances on the edge
The City of Tshwane could be on the verge of bankruptcy and may soon run out of operating cash. Kevin Mileham, the DA’s shadow minister of co-operative governance and traditional affairs, says the party is in possession of the City of Tshwane’s financial statements for the 2013/14 financial year, which indicate it is on the verge of bankruptcy – and, since debts are not being collected, the DA projects that the city will run out of operating cash.
Mustek expects increased earnings
Mustek has issued a trading statement, alerting shareholders that earnings for the current financial period will be higher than previously expected. For the six months ended 31 December 2014, Mustek’s headline earnings per share is expected to be between 20% and 32%...
Sanral says e-tolls won’t impact the poor
The South African National Roads Agency (Sanral) has welcomed the e-tolls advisory panel’s report, stating that it hopes the findings won’t be ignored “simply because the views expressed do not accord with the misguided wishes of those who purport to care for the...
What to expect from Budget 2015
Later this month, new Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene will present his first budget to parliament, and it promises to be one of the most fascinating budget presentations of recent years, writes Rob Cooper, tax expert at Sage VIP Payroll and HR. During his medium term...
Teachers, police urged not to resign
As thousands of teachers, among other public servants, have resigned to cash in their pensions in the belief they will otherwise lose benefits, the Government Pensions Administration Agency (GPAA) is trying to halt the flight by setting the record straight. Acting...
What Cosatu wants to hear at Sona
With the country still confronted with the triple challenge of unemployment, poverty and inequalities, the Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) is hoping that President Jacob Zuma’s State of the Nation Address (Sona) will address these challenges. The union is also seeking reassurance from the President that all efforts are being taken by government to address the precarious electricity situation in the country.
Digital advertising to replace billboards
Digital advertising is increasingly replacing traditional paper billboards across South Africa. The next generation in out of home (OOH) advertising is Internet-connected digital screens that vary in size, provide more effective advertising to consumers through their...
The drivers of a cashless society
Using technology to eliminate, or at least reduce, the need for cash is as much about empowerment as it is about convenience. In banking terms, the development of a cashless society is something of a chicken and egg situation. Is society demanding cashlessness – or...