May 23, 2019
Worldwide shipments of hardcopy peripherals (HCP) decreased 3,9% year over year to 22,8-million units in the first quarter of 2019 (1Q19), according to the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Hardcopy Peripherals Tracker. The brightest spot for...
May 23, 2019
Even as inflation has dropped, higher fuel prices have driven an increase in transport costs. Lullu Krugel, PwC Strategy& chief economist for Africa, and Christie Viljoen, PwC Strategy& Economist, unpack the latest inflation figures. Statistics South Africa...
May 23, 2019
Saturday 25 May is Africa Day, commemorating the founding of the Organisation of African Unity (now known as the African Union) in 1963. Africa Day is intended to celebrate and acknowledge the successes of the AU in the fight against colonialism and apartheid, as well...
May 23, 2019
Standard Bank is creating digital platforms to open up more affordable access to banking services. As part of this, it has launched a R4.95 per month bank account called MyMo that customers can open on their mobile devices, loaded with data and airtime offerings and...
May 23, 2019
The war of words between the Trump administration and China threatens to break out into a full-scale trade war. This is according to Steven Dover, head of equities at Franklin Templeton, who offers his thoughts on the US/China trade tensions, China’s expanding...
May 22, 2019
Three South African learners won prizes at the world’s largest and most prestigious high school science fair,the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), which took place recently in Phoenix, Arizona. The big local winner was Hritik Mitha from...
