The growth of tablets continues to surpass all expectations, throwing the PC industry into disarray and turning the heads of everyone from your three year-old to educationists to corporate buyers across the board.

A study by the Development Policy Research Unit at the University of Cape Town has shown that 20% of all jobs created in South Africa since 1994 have been for temporary employees and were generated by labour brokers.

The rise in credit card fraud over the last year is a cause for major concern and financial services organisations need to tighten their grip on illicit transactions fast, or face not only losing money but losing customers as well, not to mention the reputational damage that may be incurred.

In a R30 billion plus industry, the average South African is bombarded by advertising. Some of its good, some of its bad, some we take (a little) notice of, while some annoy or irritate and some of it helps us in our lives.

Five years ago, attractive Research and Development (R&D) income tax allowances were made available to those taxpayers that conducted research or were involved in devising, developing or creating any invention, design or computer program. In terms of section 11D of the Income Tax Act, taxpayers who were involved in R&D could claim a 150 percent allowance on expenditure (excluding capital expenditure) actually incurred by such taxpayers directly in respect of activities undertaken in the Republic.