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...
Aug 2, 2018
Economic crime is harming businesses at a staggering rate throughout the world and, with digital innovation and technology giving rise to new attack surfaces for economic criminals and fraudsters, the rate of instances are growing at exponential levels. According to...
Aug 2, 2018
South Africa’s total new vehicle sales were up by 2.6% year-on-year in July, with 47 881 units sold versus 46 671 in the corresponding month last year. According to data released today by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa...
Aug 2, 2018
Kaspersky Lab researchers have detected a new wave of financial spear-phishing emails designed to make money for cybercriminals. The emails are disguised as legitimate procurement and accounting letters and have hit at least 400 industrial organisations, mostly in...
Aug 2, 2018
Lower vehicle price inflation is providing significant relief to embattled consumers, with the TransUnion SA Vehicle Pricing Index (VPI) for new and used vehicles dipping significantly to 2.6% and 2.5% in the second quarter of 2018. This follows the 5.4% and 3.6%...
