by Hanleigh | Jul 16, 2024 | News
Over 56% of South Africans shop online multiple times per month, 20% of which make weekly purchases.[1] Clothing and fashion lead with 69.9%, closely followed by the food and drink category at 63.8%, which has seen significant growth due to increased take-out...
by Hanleigh | Jun 30, 2024 | News
A booming gig economy continues to provide South Africans with the opportunity to make a living doing temporary, part-time, and freelance work. Recent years have seen this economy go global, enabling local gig workers who sell their professional skills and those...
by Hanleigh | May 17, 2023 | Features
By Mark Mwongela Ngungi, Sales Development Director, Africa The growing acceptance amongst local and global businesses for remote and gig economy workers, offering short-term, or on demand employment opportunities is helping freelancers to grow and expand their...
by Hanleigh | Sep 9, 2022 | News
Research released today, conducted by World Wide Worx on behalf of PayPal and FNB, shows that South African SMEs went online in response to the pandemic, extended the number of payment methods they offer and started looking to international customers. SA SMEs’...
by Hanleigh | May 19, 2022 | Features
By Mark Mwongela Ngungi, Sales Development Director, Africa at PayPal The effects of COVID-19 may have done wonders for digital commerce and remittances, but the mass move to digital channels also opened doors for scammers to take advantage of unwary consumers. Most...
