When month lasts longer than money

It’s getting tougher for us to make ends meet every month. The cost of living is climbing, we’re borrowing more to bail ourselves out, and while many of us do have a monthly budget, 76% of us still run out of money before the end of the month. This is one of the key...

Yuppiechef is SA’s Online Retailer of The Year

Specialist kitchen and homeware supplier Yuppiechef has been named South Africa’s Online Retailer of the Year. World Wide Worx, Platinum Seed and Visa, in conjunction with the Ecommerce Forum of Africa and Heavy Chef, announced the winners of the Online Retailer of...

SA brands get influencers wrong

Brands are incorrectly using metrics like followers and reach to measure influencer marketing, and ignoring thousands of valuable, authentic influencers in their social media communities. That’s the key finding of a new research project involving 50 local brands,...

SMEs move to fibre

The massive technology shift from dial-up to ADSL as the most common form of connectivity among small and medium enterprises is about to be repeated. Except that, this time, the shift will be from ADSL to fibre. This is one of the major early indications of SME Survey...

SA online retail to pass 1% of total

For the first time since the dawn of e-commerce in South Africa, online retail in this country will reach 1% of overall retail during 2016. This is the most significant finding of the Online Retail in South Africa 2016 report, released today by World Wide Worx. The...