Category Archives: Research Surveys

Building a profitable Pick n Pay through better customer targeting and smarter store locations

Sean Summers, in his BizCommunity interview, acknowledges that Pick n Pay was “destroyed from within”...

Survival Spending to Growth Strategies – What MAPS 2025 Reveals About South African Retail and Financial Services

South African consumers are not simply spending less or more. They are reallocating money, attention,...

Will Voters in South Africa Vote for Change or Stay With the Ruling Party

On Wednesday, 4 November 2026, President Cyril Ramaphosa set the date for South Africa’s next local government...

Global Shifts, Local Opportunity – How South Africa Can Navigate a Protectionist World

The global economy is once again entering a period of profound transition. Trade relationships that...

Why South Africa’s Draft Entrepreneurship Strategy Needs A Spatial Intelligence Approach To Succeed

South Africa’s Department of Small Business Development (DSBD) has released a Draft National Entrepreneurship Strategy...

Is South Africa Headed Toward a Failed State — or Can We Still Change Course?

Many voices in South Africa – in the media, among commentators, in online forums –...

Building the Future – Information, the Bedrock of Sustainable Development

Information – The Hidden Ingredient of Sustainability When most people think of sustainable development, images...

Slow Job & Economic Growth in Tariff Headlights – Driving South Africa’s Recovery with Data

The release of South Africa’s Quarterly Labour Force Survey (QLFS) for the second quarter of...

A New Growth Strategy for South Africa: Beyond Race-Based Transformation

South Africa’s economy is currently mired in stagnation, burdened by high unemployment and persistent inequality....

Fuel Levy Increase To Trigger Sector Wide Price Surge – Retailers And Consumers To Pay The Price

The recently announced fuel levy increase by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana is expected to unleash...