Businesses’ debt stress levels rising

South African businesses experienced growing debt stress levels in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to the KreditMetrix report published by Experian SA and Econometrix.  The report is published on a quarterly basis. Business debt stress indicators, both average...

ArcelorMittal saves R90m in energy

ArcelorMittal’s steel plant in Saldanha, the single largest electricity consumer in the Western Cape, recently participated in an Industrial Energy Efficiency Improvement Project that has resulted in a R90-million energy bill savings in one year. The upcoming African...

Cutting through the e-wallet confusion

Referred to variously as digital wallets, mobile wallets or mobile payments, e-wallets can take many forms – often leading to confusion and misunderstanding. In a new study, IDC Financial Insights proposes the use of the term “e-wallet” as a...