It’s a better life in Gauteng

It’s a better life in Gauteng

Aug 14, 2014

Well over half of the citizens of Gauteng think that South Africa is heading in the wrong direction, although Gauteng residents still enjoy a good quality of life overall. This is one of the findings from the Quality of Life Survey (QoL) 2013, conducted by the Gauteng City-Region Observatory (GCRO). A representative sample of more than 27 000 of Gauteng’s residents were polled for the biennial survey, carried out for the third time in 2013.

MTN scores in Ask Afrika survey

Aug 5, 2014

South Africans have voted MTN as one of the country’s most popular technology companies. This is according to the findings of the Ask Afrika survey. The Ask Africa brand winners are based on 15 169 interviews conducted by the Target Group Index, looking at...

Cyber-attacks on businesses increase

Jul 7, 2014

In a survey of nearly 4 000 IT managers across 27 countries, Kaspersky Lab has found that targeted attacks are on the rise year-over-year. The survey also identified the business sectors most likely to be targeted. Additionally, the survey revealed that 12% of all...

Economic concerns push SME confidence down

Jun 20, 2014

Business confidence in the small-business sector declined in the first quarter of 2014 to 45,3 index points from 48,1 at the end of last year, according to the first-quarter results of the Nedbank Small Business Index (NSBI).

SA users are Facebook-mad

SA users are Facebook-mad

Jun 6, 2014

South Africans who use Facebook are deeply engaged with the service from the moment they wake up until they go to sleep at night, according to research carried out by Ipsos. Among those surveyed, 40% check Facebook before getting out of bed and 36% check Facebook just...