Adware hits quarter of a million in SA

As the world becomes more accustomed to the digital realm, people have become more reliant on the Internet to remain connected, work, shop and play – a reality that has been heightened by the global pandemic. In their research report, titled “Insights from the...

Mixed results for Ethernet switch and router markets

The worldwide Ethernet switch market recorded $7,45-billion in revenue in the third quarter of 2020 (3Q20), an increase of 1,9% year over year. Meanwhile, worldwide total enterprise and service provider (SP) router market revenues declined 2.0% year over year in 3Q20...
Disappointing sales growth for technical goods

Disappointing sales growth for technical goods

South African consumers focused their spending on buys for the home such as refrigerators over the Black Friday promotional period this year and conducted careful online research before making their purchases. That’s according to consumer research and point of sale...
Santa Tracker ready to go live on Christmas Eve

Santa Tracker ready to go live on Christmas Eve

Like almost every other 2020 holiday, Christmas won’t be quite the same. But there’s one custom we can still count on: Santa and his sleigh will navigate from the North Pole to your rooftop to drop off your gifts (while he wears a face mask). We know this thanks to...

SA economy improves after Q2 slump

Experian South Africa’s latest Business Default Index (BDI) improved sharply in Q3 rising from its extremely depressed level of -3.728 in Q2, to -1.402 in Q3. According to Jaco van Jaarsveldt, chief decision analytics officer at Experian Africa, the Covid-19...

Global economic rebound expected for 2021

After enduring its deepest recession in 74 years in 2020, the global economy is expected to rebound in 2021, according to the annual Top-10 Economic Predictions released today by IHS Markit. IHS Markit’s top prediction for 2021: a successful, widespread Covid-19...