Mar 7, 2018
By Kathy Gibson – The Yellow Pages is seeking to re-invent itself for a digital world with the announcement of new brand, logo, strategic positioning and platform. Central to the new positioning is the concept of “find” as opposed to...
Mar 7, 2018
Altron subsidiary Bytes Systems Integration (BSI) has won R220-million of tenders to support the South African Post Office (SAPO) with biometric technology as it gets ready to take over the payment of social security grants. The BSI solution will see citizen’s...
Mar 7, 2018
During his 2018 national budget speech on 21 February, former Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba announced that the government would invest R57-billion in free tertiary education. This is to help those from households with a combined income of under R350 000 per annum to...
Mar 7, 2018
The TransUnion Consumer Credit Index (CCI) declined slightly in Q4 2017, though it continues to reflect gradually improving consumer credit health. The latest report comes amid significant political changes in South Africa after the appointment of a new president and...
Mar 7, 2018
Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) reported on 6 March that the South African economy expanded by 3,1% quarter-on-quarter (q-o-q) during the fourth quarter of 2017. This was stronger than the preceding quarter’s growth reading of 2,3% q-o-q, which was previously...
Mar 7, 2018
The Middle East and Africa (MEA) personal computing devices (PCD) market, which is made up of desktops, notebooks, workstations, and tablets, declined 6,2% year on year in Q4 2017, according to the latest insights from International Data Corporation (IDC). The global...
