Black Friday 2025 in South Africa: Who Will Win – Retail Giants or SMMEs? By Prof Carel van Aardt and Dr Requier Wait A Nation Hooked on Black NovemberSince its
Black Friday 2025 in South Africa: Who Will Win – Retail Giants or SMMEs? By Prof Carel van Aardt and Dr Requier Wait A Nation Hooked on Black NovemberSince its
Low Incomes, High Costs, and Present Bias: Why South Africans Struggle to Save By Prof Carel van Aardt and Ms Jacolize Meiring Despite years of financial awareness campaigns, South African
Inside the Numbers: What BMR’s Research Reveals About Online Child Sexual Exploitation Recent headlines were filled with instances of child sexual exploitation, i.e. the Epstein saga and Virginia Giuffre’s posthumously
Understanding What Really Shapes South African Consumer Choices To celebrate 65 years of providing trusted insights, the Bureau of Market Research (BMR) has released a new study that uncovers what
Who is homo digitalis: The rapid ascent of the digital consumer As technology, connectivity, and culture converge, homo digitalis emerges as the defining consumer of our time. Knowing who they
South Africa’s Economy Holds Firm, but Employment Growth Remains Modest The Bureau of Market Research (BMR) at Unisa released its latest predictions for the South African economy as part of
Perceptions and projections: The South African economy beyond the braai fire Conversations around South African braai fires are rarely short of opinions on the economy. However, the tone is almost
What can Businesses do to Survive and Thrive in a Very Volatile Economy? It is clear that domestically and globally the number of economic, political and social uncertainties have escalated
Economists Signal Softer Growth Outlook Amid Mixed Economic Forecasts The Bureau of Market Research (BMR) at Unisa has released the latest update of the Economist of the Year (EoY) Competition,
Busting the myths about income growth in South Africa: The winners over the past decade For years, popular belief has been that the biggest winners in South Africa’s economy are