|  Amid controversy in some quarters for granting TopTV permission to air three pornography channels, a well-known adult entertainment filmmaker has come out in support of the industry because he believes it will offer new business opportunities. 9 May 2013 09:54 Dr. Judith Rodin, president of The Rockefeller Foundation, on Monday, 13 May 2013, launched a new foundation initiative that will focus on Africa's youth and employment, Digital Jobs Africa. 14 May 2013 11:02 [Wyndham Hartley] Home Affairs Minister Naledi Pandor has promised sweeping changes to South Africa's immigration regime to make it easier for foreign businesses and investors to come to the country and to improve competitiveness in the global skills market. 13 May 2013 11:26 [Amukelani Chauke] Cabinet has approved a proposal to review some of the Independent Communications Authority of SA's functions to make it more transparent and accountable. 17 May 2013 10:08 Problemio, a Cape Town based business, has launched a four-app course developed to coach and educate SMMEs on business planning, business ideas, fundraising and marketing. The apps are available for iOS, Android, Kindle and Nook. 16 May 2013 08:14 [Bonnie Ramaila] I have often wondered why TV airtime sales raised sponsorship for the duration of the series' season, and why companies buy into it. At the same time, I have never understood why companies should have those closing and opening billboards before, during and after the programme, until I saw 1st for Women sponsoring the M-Net series 'Revenge'. Yes, I have DStv now and I am progressing within LSM, moving from LSM 4 to LSM 5 - that's when my education on the use of such sponsorships started. 8 May 2013 10:26 [Gys Kappers] Businesses today operate within a dynamic environment, shaped by variables, such as evolving legislation, globalisation and economic volatility. Disruptive new technologies create new competitors overnight and the only way to get and stay in front is constantly to innovate. 20 May 2013 14:41IT News Africa[Issued by IT News Africa] Global technology powerhouses, including, Dell, Intel, Lenovo, Samsung, SYSPRO and SAS, will showcase their latest offerings at Tech Demo Africa 2013, the technology showcase and networking conference scheduled for 21 and 22 May at the Innovation Hub, Pretoria. 15 May 2013 11:45  By 2016, 40% of mobile application development projects will leverage cloud back-end services, causing development leaders to lose control of the pace and path of cloud adoption within their enterprises, Gartner has predicted. 9 May 2013 07:41 Trade union Solidarity said on Tuesday (14 May) that it had referred a dispute to the Commission for Conciliation‚ Mediation and Arbitration (CCMA) after wage negotiations between trade unions and telecommunications company‚ Telkom‚ reached a stalemate. Trade unions rejected Telkom's final offer of a 1.5% increase. 15 May 2013 08:29 South African banks have been installing more innovative cash-accepting automated teller machines (ATMs), a move that is changing both the role of the teller inside the branch and the way banks are accessed by clients. 2 May 2013 07:55 Property purchasing in South Africa is being driven by a younger generation that relies on the Internet for information, bond originator ooba said on Monday (13 May). 14 May 2013 11:40 It is a harsh reality that every year, large amounts of digital data are placed at risk or even entirely lost due to equipment failure, natural disasters and human error. While such disasters may often be beyond human control, data backup and recovery systems can provide a safety net. 16 May 2013 09:47 |
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