Aug 3, 2018
The South African Revenue Service (SARS) has released trade statistics for June 2018 recording a trade balance surplus of R12-billion. These statistics include trade data with Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia and Swaziland (BLNS). The year-to-date (01 January to 30 June...
Aug 3, 2018
A number of African banks are partnering with Clickatell to roll out their chat banking capabilities on WhatsApp. Customer engagement company Clickatell is an authorised WhatsApp Business Solution Provider. WhatsApp is a popular messaging service used by about...
Aug 2, 2018
Spectrum is key to the continued growth and increased performance of the mobile network – but it is one thing the operators have no control over. This is according to Vodacom chief technology officer Andries Delport, who says spectrum availability is delaying...
Aug 2, 2018
The 2018 Gartner Hype Cycle for information and communication technology (ICT) in Africa has highlighted five technologies that will have a high business impact in less than two years. “Africa is entering an important stage in growing maturity, with nine...
Aug 2, 2018
Policy makers and researchers agree that a thriving SMME sector is the key to job creation in South Africa, but accessing finance, particularly in the early stage of a business, is very difficult. This results in many small businesses struggling to reach the point at...
Aug 2, 2018
Smartphones have become central to the financial lives of South Africans and cash is giving way to digital transactions, according to a recent survey by Capitec, which says attitudes towards cash and cashless transactions are evolving. With technology playing an...
