Steady growth puts digital trade firmly on the map

New experimental estimates show that digital trade is increasing significantly across the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in 2023, underscoring the importance of digital technologies in shaping international trade. Up to now, much of the...

Geopolitics creates inflationary pressures for SA

As the Middle East moves towards a fragile lull in hostilities, the economic shock caused by the conflict – supply chains perturbation, inflation etc - is already spreading to the global economy with oil-importing economies such as South Africa particularly exposed to...

Credit trends diverge as consumers navigate affordability

South African consumers are reshaping how they access and use credit as affordability pressures persist, according to TransUnion’s Q1 2026 South Africa Industry Insights Report. The report’s findings show that credit demand remained resilient, but diverging risk...

Small fibre operators outshine giants in ISPA survey

ISPA's Perception Survey gauges ISPs’ perceptions of fibre network operator (FNO) performance across a range of metrics - and the most recent results reveal smaller FNOs are outshining the established competition. South Africa’s official internet Industry...

Cathode oxidation research shakes up thinking on batteries

Scientists have made a significant breakthrough in understanding and overcoming the challenges associated with Ni-rich cathode materials used in lithium-ion batteries. These materials have the potential to achieve both high voltages and capacities, but their practical...

Consumers are willing to pay for these connected car services

Want to create a social-media firestorm? Announce that popular in-car features will require a subscription -- on top of what people already are paying for the vehicle. General Motors and BMW recently sparked controversy by announcing efforts to grow subscription-based...

Blair believes UK likely to limit Huawei on 5G networks

Kathy Gibson is at Reuters Newsmaker virtual event – The UK will likely opt to support the US in its stance on Huawei and limit the Chinese vendor’s involvement in building 5G networks in the country. This is the word from Tony Blair, executive chairman of the Tony...

No surprises, limited relief for struggling businesses

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni did not offer many surprises in his supplementary budget today, which aims to rebalance government spending and create a framework for economic growth in the post-Covid landscape. By Yolandi Esterhuizen, registered tax practitioner and...

Budget outlines significant challenges, but few solutions

Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's 2020 Supplementary Budget Speech clearly emphasised the dire situation facing the National Treasury. Unfortunately, it did not offer much detail about how it expects to actively raise revenue and reduce expenditure to address the...

Brace for deepest recession in 90 years

South Africa can expect a deep recession this year - as bad as any in the last 90 years. Finance Minister Tito Mboweni delivered his Supplementary Budget Speech 2020 to (a virtual) Parliament yesterday (June 24). Lullu Krugel chief economist for PwC Strategy&, and...

Key pointers to improving youth outcomes

This week's announcement by Stats SA Quarterly Labour Force Survey that nearly 40% of South Africans and 70% of young South Africans are unemployed by the expanded unemployment definition argues that immediate and simple solutions are urgently needed in this...

How bundled attacks hit Mac users

Contrary to popular belief, cybercriminals target Mac systems - but most people don't take these threats seriously enough. SophosLabs has published an in-depth report, "New Bundlore Adware Targets MacOS with Updated Safari Extensions", that report analyses an...

Telco projects not disrupted by pandemic

There is no evidence of significant disruption to telco innovation projects due to Covid-19. If anything, the crisis is only serving to underscore the logic of digital transformation, which is accelerating telco ambition to go further, faster. Consequently, the short-...

Covid-19 and its impact on global tourism

As tourism slowly restarts in an increasing number of countries, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has released new data measuring the impact of Covid-19 on the sector. After several months of unprecedented disruption, the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer reports...

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