Jan 24, 2019
Kwa-Zulu-Natal (KZN) is shaping up to be an attractive investment target. The real manufacturing gross value added (GVA) for KwaZulu-Natal was estimated at R80,8-billion, making it the second highest contributor to the South African GVA behind Gauteng. This is...
Jan 24, 2019
Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) reported on January 23 that consumer price inflation declined notably from 5,2% year-on-year (y-o-y) in November 2018 to 4,5% y-o-y in December. Christie Viljoen, PwC strategy and economist, unpacks the figures The latest reading was...
Jan 23, 2019
Seven UN entities have come together, supported by the World Economic Forum, and the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) to call for an overhaul of the current electronics system, with the aim of supporting international efforts to address...
Jan 23, 2019
Small and medium-sized businesses are becoming more attractive targets for cybercriminals – both direct and also as a starting point for larger attacks across a supply chain. Unfortunately, these companies often lack the experts, systems and budgets to...
Jan 23, 2019
Business insolvencies in South Africa are expected to increase by 2% in 2019, having already seen a 3% increase in 2018. This is according to a forecast by Euler Hernes, which factors in the level of GDP growth, which is expected to stay well below the desired levels...
Jan 23, 2019
With the December 2018 BankservAfrica data for take-home pay index available now, it is a good time to review the year and give a little more perspective on the real income that South African employees get to spend. In the final month of the year, the average banked...
