Global Carbon Exchange partners CarbonSystems

Global Carbon Exchange (GCX), a local carbon and sustainability consultancy, have announced a partnership with global sustainability software providers, CarbonSystems. 10 Feb 2012 12:36

SA ICT skills development gets private sector boost

Information and communication technology (ICT) skills development in South Africa received a boost after business systems software giant SAP and the Media, Advertising and ICT Sector Education and Training Authority (MICT Seta) partnered to support research programmes in the sector. 10 Feb 2012 12:02

SONA in a nutshell

Union and business representatives have welcomed President Jacob Zuma's State of the Nation address to Parliament and, while the speech was held by some observers to be uninspiring it contained a lot of detail about the government's plans to boost jobs and invest in infrastructure. 10 Feb 2012 10:06

Jasco restructures as LeBlanc becomes an investor and shareholder

The Jasco Group restructured in mid 2011, reorganising all group companies and interests into three solutions verticals - Information and Communication Technologies, Industry and Energy - to better focus the company's growth strategy. 9 Feb 2012 11:31

Sentiment analysis provides understanding of info on social media

The last year has seen a rise in the uptake and infiltration of social networks, blogs, microblogs and forums amongst businesses. In fact, a global survey conducted by Regus revealed that 52% of businesses globally and in particular 55% of businesses in South Africa are using web sites such as Twitter to engage, connect with and inform existing customers. 9 Feb 2012 11:29

Business confidence falls in January

Business confidence fell to its lowest level since May 2010, the South African Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SACCI) said. 9 Feb 2012 09:33

dti moots small business census

The Department of Trade and Industry wants to run a regular small business census to help improve its support and funding to the sector as part of a revised policy to boost support to small businesses. 9 Feb 2012 09:09