Huawei Cloud expands rapidly in SA, plans more solutions

A view shows a Huawei logo at Huawei Technologies France headquarters in Boulogne-Billancourt near Paris. Source: Reuters/Gonzalo Fuentes Huawei Cloud has served more than 1,000 customers from the government, financial services, education and telecoms sectors as well as some media and e-commerce companies, Jacqueline Shi, president of Huawei Cloud global marketing and sales service told…

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The average take-home pay reaches highest level yet in September

Source: Pexels Recent developments in the economy have given a boost to salary earners and could potentially spill over into the upcoming busy shopping period. “The average nominal take-home pay reached R17,171 while in real terms, salaries adjusted for inflation tracked higher at R14,969, improving by 5.6% year-on-year,” says Shergeran Naidoo, BankservAfrica’s head of stakeholder…

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Final warning: NPOs that don’t comply with regulations will be deregistered

Image source: Joel Muniz – Unsplash Organisations with NPO status that remain non-compliant may face deregistration from the NPO register. Those which depend on government funding may then have challenges with contracts and partnerships, reduced capacity to deliver services, staff layoffs, and even closure. This has dire implications for under-resourced communities that rely on the…

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KFC empowers staff with nationally recognised qualifications

Graduates from the ceremony | Image supplied The Streetwise Academy, launched by KFC in 2021 to address skills development and increase opportunities in a sector not typically associated with formal education, equips team members for roles as supervisors, managers, operations specialists and human resources officers. The qualifications it awards are accredited by the Services Sector…

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With rapid growth, Stellenbosch emerges as a hub for estate and precinct developments

Source: Supplied. Stefan Botha, director of Rainmaker Marketing. Building on the insights from Rainmaker Marketing’s Western Cape Report released earlier this year, Stefan Botha, director of Rainmaker Marketing, shares his take on the steady rise of Stellenbosch and highlights the area’s evolving landscape, driven by significant population growth, a diverse buyer profile, and the increasing…

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Historic first: Africa hosts Inclusive Health Research Awards

Source: Supplied. Akin Jimoh, chief editor at Nature Africa. The two-dayevent, which concluded on Thursday, 24 October 2024 spotlighted the continent’s growing role in global, inclusive health research and offered a platform to highlight innovative solutions and foster collaboration. The event highlighted Africa’s successes in science and health research, particularly lessons learned from the Covid-19…

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Justice committee blasts DPWI over court infrastructure crisis

Portfolio Committee on Justice and Constitutional Development chairperson Xola Nqola The sharp rebuke came during a briefing with the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DOJCD) on the state of court infrastructure. The crisis has been exacerbated by severe budget constraints, with the DOJCD’s infrastructure allocation for 2023/2024 limited to R44m. Ramaphosa puts infrastructure at…

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