How SAP avoided losing customers in state capture fallout
SAP is making progress in shaking off a state capture-sized albatross that has hung around the German software firm's neck for nearly a decade.
The company has paid billions of rands in fines for bribing South African government...
Johannesburg getting big IT upgrade
The City of Johannesburg (CoJ) has warned residents that its core services will be affected by a significant upgrade of its SAP enterprise resource planning (ERP) system for more than two weeks.
The city said the upgrade was essential for stabilising the ERP...
Major SAP restructuring will affect 8,000 staff
SAP SE is planning a restructuring that will affect about 8,000 jobs and increase the German software maker’s focus on artificial intelligence.
The company projected that operating profit would rise to roughly €10 billion (R206.62 billion) next...
German software company, SAP has accepted to pay around $222 million (R4.1 billion) in damages for bribery schemes in seven countries, according to US authorities.
The company has been involved in bribery allegations of various government officials in South Africa and Indonesia in order to get...
Best payroll software for businesses in SA
Payroll is an essential aspect of any business, whether it be a startup, small company, or large enterprise, and businesses in South Africa have several options from which to choose.
Some of the best cloud-based payroll software providers available to...
How to become a SAP developer in South Africa
Becoming a qualified SAP developer in South Africa can open up numerous job opportunities.
A quick search on LinkedIn for "SAP developer" will show over 100 available positions at major banks like Absa, FNB, and Nedbank and auditing firms Deloitte...
Best ERP software for South African businesses in 2023
There are several powerful enterprise resource planning (ERP) software suites available to South African businesses, including one with local roots.
ERP software converges data from different business activities, allowing for a more...
Best enterprise CRM providers of 2023
Maintaining customer relationships is essential for any enterprise, and many reputable providers can help South African companies manage this aspect of their business.
Customer relationship management (CRM) software helps businesses build relationships...
Best financial management software for South African businesses
One of the defining aspects of a business is how it manages money, including cash flow, accounting, financial planning, and compliance, and several companies provide all-encompassing financial management software.
Some of the best...
Best HR management software for South African businesses
As South African businesses and their workforces grow, it can be challenging to manage one of the most important aspects of a business — human resources.
However, enterprises have several cloud-based human capital management (HCM)...
Telkom in major data centre play
Telkom is potentially looking at announcing a partnership with a hyperscale computing provider soon, CEO Serame Taukobong has told MyBroadband.
Hyperscalers include players such as Alibaba, Huawei, Oracle, Facebook, Amazon Web Services, SAP, Microsoft, and Google.
SAP must repay R413 million from illegal contracts with water department
The Special Tribunal of the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) has ordered multinational technology firm Systems Applications Products (SAP) to repay R413 million to the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS).
The amount...
SAP share price falls due to slow cloud growth
SAP SE fell the most in nearly five years on signs that its $10 billion bet on cloud-based software faces headwinds.
After buying U.S. startups Qualtrics International Inc. and Callidus Software Inc. to bolster its portfolio, SAP instead posted...
SAP accused of improper conduct over East Africa contracts
SAP SE has been accused of “improper conduct” related to dealings by a services partner to win state contracts in Kenya and Tanzania, a claim that could plunge the German software giant into a second African corruption scandal in as...
SAP to acquire Qualtrics for $8 billion
SAP SE, Europe’s biggest technology company, has agreed to buy Qualtrics International Inc. for $8 billion in cash, pre-empting the U.S. enterprise software company ’s plans to go public.
Germany’s SAP, led by Chief Executive Officer Bill McDermott, has...
SAP paid R128 million to Gupta-linked companies in South Africa
SAP SE said a probe into its dealings with South Africa’s Guptas found that the German software giant paid about 128.6 million rand to businesses linked to the family.
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SAP finds indications of misconduct in South Africa
SAP SE said an internal probe into the German software company’s South African business found instances of misconduct related to businesses connected to the Gupta family and started disciplinary procedures against three employees.
SAP suspends South African staff to investigate Gupta kickbacks
SAP has placed certain South African staff on administrative leave pending an investigation into contracts awarded by SAP South Africa.
SAP rejects allegations of R100-million Gupta kickbacks
SAP has rejected allegations that it paid a Gupta-owned company R100 million in kickbacks for helping it score R1 billion in government contracts.