Apr 11, 2016
The steam-coal market is expected to remain challenging for the next few years, due to prices close to all-time lows, a massively oversupplied Chinese market, uncertain Indian market growth, and diminishing consumption across Europe, the United States and China,...
Apr 8, 2016
The second digital revolution is already upon us – and, while it holds out massive opportunities, achieving it will be fraught with challenges. Ovum recently completed a major research program focusing on the future, specifically a 10-year view on the main...
Apr 8, 2016
Treasury growth forecasts to 2018 may be on the high side, and there is a considerable degree of risk that deficit and debt targets set out in the recent budget will not be achieved. These are warnings contained in a report by the South African Institute of Race...
Apr 8, 2016
The number of Ultra High Net Worth Individuals (UHNWI) in South Africa has increased 18% since 2007, according to the “South African Wealth Review 2016” published by New World Health in associated with MasterCard. The report reveals that there are 620...
Apr 8, 2016
Worldwide IT spending is forecast to total $3,49-trillion in 2016, a decline of 0,5% over 2015 spending of $3,5-trillion, according to Gartner. This is down from last quarter’s forecast of 0,5% growth and is mainly due to currency fluctuations. “There is...
Apr 8, 2016
A report by the South African Institute of Race Relations (IRR) notes that very few South Africans benefit from current empowerment polices. – and, since these policies have failed to benefit the poor and disadvantaged, few people support them either. The IRR...
