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IBM SA country GM Oliver Fortuin has stepped down in order to establish his own business. Long-serving IBM executive Abraham Thomas will take on the role. Abraham, who has been with IBM in a number of executive roles, including MD of IBM India and IBM Global Services India, has a business
Independent News and Media (INM), the country’s largest newspaper group, is up for sale, Business Day reported on Thursday. The news, which broke on Wednesday, ignited a flurry of speculation about politically connected buyers lining up to bid for the group. Newspapers owned by
Solar power generation is a great fit for sunny SA. But for a long time it’s been too expensive for individuals, and even most businesses, to consider. The price of installation and maintenance is falling and equipment is becoming more efficient, but with the
The department of international relations has confirmed it is investigating allegations that the former ambassador to Iran, Yusuf Salojee, accepted…
Cell C is set to become the third mobile operator in SA to stock the iPhone. The company has begun taking pre-orders for the iPhone 4S, the latest iteration of Apple’s smartphone, on its website. Until now, consumers interested in buying an iPhone have had to get it through either Vodacom or MTN
African countries need more scientists for research on the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) telescope to succeed, an official said in Pretoria on Monday. Head of astronomy at the National Research Foundation (NRF), Nithaya Chetty, said it was essential for the continent to start investing in human capacity
Huge Group CEO James Herbst and former chairman Anton Potgieter have had fines of R5m levied on each of them by the JSE reduced to R3m following a contestation of the bourse’s decision at the Appeal Board of the Financial Services Board. In November 2009, the JSE imposed the fines after it
Organised black business group, the National African Federated Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Nafcoc), has bought a 20% stake in Mobile TV, the television broadcasting start-up founded by Mothobi Mutloatse. Mobile TV, which has applied for a broadcasting licence
US$45bn worth of bets through online sports books and betting exchanges will be made using mobile devices by 2017, up from $13bn in 2011, a new report by Juniper Research has found. Juniper Research says online sports books and betting exchanges have been among the main beneficiaries of the consumer
Vodacom is bringing the Nokia 808 PureView handset to SA. The PureView includes a 41-megapixel camera, the highest resolution camera seen in a mobile phone to date. The device was first unveiled in Barcelona in February. The PureView, which is available in SA from this Friday, is set to
