Articles containing the tag ‘consumers
    By Guest Author On Monday, February 20th, 2023

    The Rise of Online Gambling in South Africa

    Sponsored Online gambling is on the rise in South Africa. Fast internet, access to mobile phones, new online casinos being launched and fair government laws make online casinos a sought-after activity. February... Read more »
    By Edwin Owusu-Peprah On Tuesday, October 22nd, 2019

    How advertising has become more nuanced in the digital age

    Technology has shaped advertising as we know it and will continue to shape it as the digital age evolves. Already, we have witnessed so many shifts in advertising due to technologies such as 3D, augmented reali... Read more »
    By Cindy Trillo On Friday, October 11th, 2019

    The Future of Banking Services and Money Management

    About 39% of bank executives admit that technology reduces operational costs, and 24% say it enhances customer services, according to research by Business Insider. Besides changing how people interact and handl... Read more »
    By Oliver Ngwenya On Sunday, January 18th, 2015

    Eskom to Increase Electricity Prices as Load Shedding Continues

    Consumers of electricity are to brace themselves for more tariff increases in the next few years and they must also know that the evil that is load shedding will stay with them for a long time to come, at least... Read more »
    By Oliver Ngwenya On Friday, September 19th, 2014

    Reserve Bank Keeps Interest Rates at 5.75%, Gill Marcus Steps Down

    The South African Reserve Bank (SARB), the central bank of South Africa, announced that it was keeping the interest rates unchanged at a Monetary Policy Committee meeting in Johannesburg on Thursday. As predict... Read more »
    By PAW On Tuesday, July 23rd, 2013

    NRCS Consumer Alert: Dettol and Domestos Products Recalled

    The National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications has some very strict requirements and the producers of Dettol Disinfectant Liquid and Domestos Extended Germ-Kill learned that the hard way. These products w... Read more »
    By Nicolette Chinomona On Tuesday, July 16th, 2013

    South Africans Need Piggy Banks

    The death of the piggy bank July is the national savings month, most people don’t know this and sadly most don’t care, because they don’t save. At some point, most consumers have come across money tins, w... Read more »
    By Nolwazi Dlamini On Thursday, April 25th, 2013

    A slight sigh of relief for consumers as the petrol price decreases

    Over the past few months, consumers have suffered a strain within their finances due to the constant roller-coaster ride, of the rise and fall of petrol prices. Consumers will be relieved to know that there has... Read more »
    By Ntokozo Sindane On Saturday, March 9th, 2013

    Less Meat Worries for South Africans

    It seems the Minister of Trade and Industry Rob Davies was on point when he reassured South African consumers that the meat products available in the country were not harmful to human health. This comes after a... Read more »