Are South Africans innovators?

Philips South Africa has announced the South African results of an Innovation Research study (conducted in five African countries), which aimed to understand what South African citizens think of innovation, perceived barriers to innovation and areas where successful...
Consumers name their favourite brands

Consumers name their favourite brands

Acer, Samsung, MTN and Nokia are the most recognised technology brands, according to the new Ask Afrika Icon Brands announced yesterday. MTN and Nokia made it into the top echelons of brand awareness and customer loyalty by being awarded as Icon Brands. MTN also won the telecommunications product category, with Nokia winning the cell phone brand category. Samsung was named as the leader in the tablet category, and Acer as the leader in PCs and laptops. The Ask Afrika Icon Brand Awards celebrate South Africa’s most loved brands.

MDM invites participation in survey

Data management is a vast discipline, covering everything from established roles such as database administration, to emerging platforms such as data governance and big data analytics. For large organisations, data management bills can run in to the hundreds of...

CESA survey reveals decline in satisfaction

Consulting Engineers South Africa’s (CESA) latest Bi-Annual Economic and Capacity Survey June to December 2014, indicates that after a more optimistic 2013, conditions in the first six months of 2014 appeared to have been less satisfactory.The level of satisfaction...
Phone usage in Africa surprises

Phone usage in Africa surprises

A survey of mobile phone usage in five African countries has delivered startling findings on the rise of Internet access via phones, the potential demise of Nokia and the continued appeal of BlackBerry. The Mobile Africa 2015 study, conducted by GeoPoll and World Wide Worx, surveyed 3 500 mobile phone users in five of Africa’s major markets – South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana and Uganda. The most significant finding was that Internet browsing via phones now stands at 40% across these markets, with 51% of respondents in Ghana and 47% in Nigeria reporting that they use their phones to access the Internet. South Africa lags behind at 40%, and Kenya (34%) and Uganda (29%) are slowest on the uptake.