Social media trends around the elections

Social media conversations ahead of the 2016 local government elections in South Africa reveal a growth of nearly four-fold over discussions about the 2011 municipal polls. What’s more, if they are an accurate reflection of how South Africa will vote on 3...

Uber offers election day discounts

Tomorrow (3 August), Uber SA is offering discounts for people using the service to get to polling stations and cast their votes in the 2016 municipal elections. Riders in Johannesburg, Ekurhuleni, Pretoria, Cape Town, Durban and Port Elizabeth can claim R30.00 off...

12% decline for world tablet sales

Worldwide tablet shipments, inclusive of slates and detachables, reached 38,7-million in the second quarter of 2016 (2Q16) according to preliminary data from the International Data Corporation (IDC) Worldwide Quarterly Tablet Tracker. Growth continues to decline with...

New vehicle sales hit 7-year low

South Africa’s new vehicle industry saw sales plummet 17% in the past month, according to the latest aggregated sales figures from the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa). In total, only 44 883 new vehicles were sold in July...

MTN is top Ask Afrika Icon Brand

MTN has been named as the Icon Brand and a winner of the Ask Afrika Internet Service Providers Category in the 2016/2017 Icon Brands Survey. This is the second consecutive year that MTN has won the award. An Icon Brand is a brand that unites South Africans, used and...

Billing, customer care key for utilities

Research among competitive energy retailers shows that 70% see their billing and customer care solutions and operations as key enablers for their business strategies. Suppliers identify a wide range of business benefits from an efficient billing operation, including...