The gaming industry appears to be immune to the global economic downturn. According to US-based technology advisory firm Digi-Capital, global games software revenue is forecast to grow from US$90bn in 2016 to $115bn by 2020
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In order to cut government expenditure and save billions of rands, the size of the cabinet had to be reduced drastically, a tax expert from PricewaterhouseCoopers said on Tuesday. “To really
More than 70% of South African employees would use a wearable device in the workplace, allowing their employers to collect data on them. That surprising finding is contained in new research by PwC, which shows that fully 87% of employees would consider wearing a device such
Revenues from Internet access and the wider entertainment and media sector in South Africa will reach R176bn by 2019, from R112,7bn in 2014, according to a new report by PwC. That’s a growth of
International companies that supplied content to South Africa via online streaming or subscription services should pay their fair share of tax, PwC said on Tuesday. Such multinational companies
The rapid growth of the digital economy has meant that tax laws in South Africa, and worldwide, have not been able to keep pace. Nevermind online purchases – the problem is figuring out how to tax services companies such as Facebook and Google
Digital natives, people between the ages of 18 and 24 who grew up with the Internet, interact more with retailers via social media than anyone else, according to a PwC survey released on Tuesday. Digital natives would be important in how shopping changed, both in-store
South Africans still prefer physical shops as opposed to buying goods online, according to a PwC survey released on Tuesday. In 2014, the value of online retail sales in South Africa was R5,3bn, retail
It’s unlikely that online gambling in South Africa will take off for the foreseeable future as the department of trade and industry, which is responsible for the sector, is stalling over the licensing of Internet-based operators, according
Six hundred media workers lost their jobs in South Africa in the past 12 months. Those remaining are working at organisations that are struggling to survive in a world where print is losing circulation and online earnings are not filling the