We round up trends from across the globe that had us scratching our heads.
Local businesses squander more than R3?billion a year by overspending on cellphone bills.
The media company launches Mega8, an e-sports platform, after acquiring Cape Town-based software developer, Critter.
The global alternative asset manager will acquire a majority share in the SA-headquartered managed connectivity solutions provider.
LG Premium Service Centre Launch
LG South Africa has launched its premium service centre in Midrand, Johannesburg. The centre aims to make it easy for LG customers to get their LG appliances fixed directly with LG.
The Social Security Agency faced tough criticism from Parliament's standing committee on public accounts for R1.1?billion in irregular expenditure in 2015-16.
JMR Software was shortlisted with the Wesleyan team for `IT Project Team of the Year' at the awards for its role in the legacy transformation programme.
The JSE-listed group's ICT segment saw revenue drop 3%, while the applied electronics segment soared 39%.
TymeBank announces Retail Capital buyout
TymeBank has reached an agreement with Retail Capital and its shareholders to acquire 100% of the fintech SME funder’s shares, subject to regulatory approval. #newsvideo #TymeBank #Itinbanking
MTN's?broad-based empowerment?transaction,?Zakhele Futhi, raised more than R1 billion from 81 000 applicants in South Africa.
Analysts see Telkom's decision to offer government discounted fixed-line prices as a defensive move to protect its fixed-line revenues, which remain significant.
Neotel is restructuring its procurement division, but this is unrelated to the upcoming merger with Liquid Telecom, it says.
Headquartered in the UK, Kerridge Commercial Systems will acquire the Johannesburg-based software solutions company.
The cost-effectiveness of the ERP platform as the centre of the multi-cloud world enables the business to put its money where it matters most, says Bernard Ford, CEO of One Channel.
