Sep 22, 2016
A new EY report calls for G20 leaders to better support young entrepreneurs through policies that ensure digital disruption enables rather than hinders their business development plans. The report, “Disrupting the disruptors: Disrupting youth entrepreneurship...
Sep 22, 2016
The business case for solar photovoltaics (PV) in Africa is stronger than ever thanks to rapidly declining technology costs, according to a new report released today by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). “Solar PV in Africa: Costs and...
Sep 22, 2016
A significant percentage of clients are not likely to be using plastic or cash in certain circumstances within the next decade as online and mobile payment solutions increasingly change buying patterns. This is according to Wendy Pienaar, head of emerging payments at...
Sep 22, 2016
The Internet, video games, television and filmed entertainment segments of sub-Saharan Africa’s entertainment and media industry are projected to continue to grow in the following years but the publishing industry is having to work very hard to make any headway,...
Sep 22, 2016
Initial results from the International Data Corporation (IDC) 2016 Global IoT Decision Maker Survey show that the market is pivoting away from proof of concept projects to scalable Internet of Things (IoT) deployments that are incorporating cloud, analytics, and...
Sep 22, 2016
Statistics South Africa (StatsSA) reported on 21 September that headline inflation decreased from 6% year-on-year (YoY) in July to 5,9% YoY during August. The latest YoY figure (calculating the change over a 12-month period) was below market expectations of 6% YoY and...
