Rich pickings The number of African millionaires has almost doubled since 2001. In fact, there are more than 160 000 African high net worth (HNW) individuals who have combined holdings of roughly… Read more
Shop ’til you unplug Who would’ve thought that South African men shop more online compared to women? A mobile shopping survey run by local online retailer Spree, shows that even though laptops and desktop… Read more
Bigger phish to fry Seventeen minutes. That’s how long a typical cyberattack in South Africa lasts. And one in 214 emails sent in the country last year was a phishing attack. If that wasn’t… Read more
Step on the gas It appears there is no end to the offshore East Africa gas boom. Tanzania recently announced its latest deep-sea discoveries, which show the country has 18% more natural gas than… Read more
Dime a dozen One hundred trillion Zimbabwe dollars will get you 40 US cents – if it’s exchanged via the country’s central bank. On eBay, however, the going rate for one of the… Read more
