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Windhoek, Namibia – September 18, 2025. More than seven in ten Namibians (71%) said they were feeling optimistic about their household finances for the coming year, with 78% expecting their income to increase in the next 12 months. One in four (26%) reported an increase in income in the preceding three months, while 41% said that […]
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Jonathan Hurvitz, Teljoy CEO South African consumers are taking great financial strain at the moment, which may well be the understatement of the year as we battle increasing fuel prices, rising electricity prices, interest rate hikes and sky-high inflation, while rising unemployment only further exacerbates the problem. Yes, it’s a dire picture, but problems are […]
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Fayelizabeth Foster, Head of Loyalty and Rewards at Standard Bank Through its popular UCount Rewards programme, Standard Bank put money back into the pockets of its customers over the 2021 year-end spending period, helping to stretch the holiday budgets of millions of South African consumers amid a challenging economic environment. Fayelizabeth Foster, Head of Loyalty […]
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As we head towards the National Budget Speech on 23 February, all eyes are on government to find a way to lower petrol prices, and perhaps even more importantly, to delineate how they will review how the latest petrol price was calculated. With the price of petrol confirmed by The Department of Mineral Resources and […]
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A spike in inflation, driven by a massive fuel price hike of 40% in 2021, means that consumers will likely face yet another interest rate increase as soon as this week, and possibly in following months thereafter. This is on the back of the news that inflation has exceeded economists’ forecasts to log its biggest […]
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Less than two years after launching in Zambia, microinsurer aYo has passed the 2.85 million customer enrolment mark and is aiming to continue its impressive growth in 2022 as awareness of insurance grows in the local market. The company’s impressive growth trajectory has seen it garner a host of awards in recent months. It was […]
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Consumers have always considered factors such as price and quality when making their purchasing decision, but in today’s hyperconnected world, modern consumers, especially millennials and Gen Y’s, also factor in what kind of a difference a company is making in their community and what the purpose of a brand is. As consumers grow more conscious […]
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When targeting consumers, the messaging needs to include local languages to reach that 76% that prefer reading in their native language. A survey undertaken recently by CSA Research (formerly Common Sense Advisory) of 8,709 consumers in 29 countries worldwide discovered that 76% of online shoppers prefer to buy products with information in their native language, […]
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