South Africa's unemployment eased to 24.1% in the fourth quarter of 2013 from a revised 24.5% in the third quarter, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Tuesday. Releasing its Quarterly Labour Force Survey, Stats SA said employment increased by 141 000, largely due to an increase of 123 000 jobs in the informal sector and 64 000 jobs in the formal sector. "In addition, most of the increase was among people with temporary and short-term contracts. Despite the rise in employment … [Read more...] about Unemployment rate eases to 24.1%
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Is your PE business popular?
You may have noticed our Business Directory search box dotted around the MyPE site. We have thousands of businesses listed on MyPE and search logs totaling hundreds of thousands of search terms. Try the search box yourself: Advanced Google recently announced that they will no longer be passing referrer information to web sites. Essentially what happened in the past was when someone did a search using Google's search box that search term used on Google was passed on to the web site … [Read more...] about Is your PE business popular?
That feeling of panic when you just can’t quantify your web site visitor numbers …..
I am often asked to give potential advertisers the number of visitors to MyPE and tend to give them the number based on the Google Analytics report, not thinking that there are a number of sections of the MyPE site that are not carrying the Google Analytics code. So, what happens is that the numbers I report are actually less than the real figure. In the back of my mind, of course, is the thought that people may think that I am lying about the reported numbers so I always tell them to look at … [Read more...] about That feeling of panic when you just can’t quantify your web site visitor numbers …..
Don’t Belive the Lies
It is people like this that make me angry - first of all they send me unsolicited e-mail and secondly they lie, lie, lie. The e-mail reads: It's a fact: more people find out about your business on Facebook or Twitter than on search engines. Making these sites work maybe tricky for you, but it's business as usual for us. Let us improve your visibility and enhance your image. It's part of our complete Internet Marketing package. We'll be more than your friends - we'll be your partners. I am … [Read more...] about Don’t Belive the Lies
CPI Static at 6.1% in December
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) remained at 6.1% in December, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Wednesday. "The headline CPI annual inflation rate in December 2011 was 6.1%. This rate was the same as the corresponding annual rate of 6.1% in November 2011," noted Stats SA. Market expectation was that it would rise to 6.2% year-on-year. "Inflation is expected to remain elevated off a low base, hovering above the Reserve Bank's upper 6% limit for much of 2012. The upward pressure … [Read more...] about CPI Static at 6.1% in December
Economy Slacks to 1.3% Growth
The South African economy's Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contracted to 1.3% in the second quarter of 2011, the slowest rate in almost a year. "Real GDP at market prices increased by 1.3% during the second quarter of 2011 compared with an increase of 4.5% during the first quarter of 2011," Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) acting executive manager of national accounts, Gerhardt Bouwer, said on Tuesday. GDP in the first quarter was revised from 4.8% to 4.5%. Consensus was that GDP … [Read more...] about Economy Slacks to 1.3% Growth
MyPE Top 20
These Top 20 lists cover the most popular pages, highest referring sites and visitors by country on MyPE for the period 9 to 13 May 2011 - we find this useful for trend spotters as it is a good guide to the interests that Port Elizabethans had over the period. Top 20 most popular pages on MyPE: PE Business Directory: WAP South Africa PE News: NMB International Music Festival PE News: Check Your Company Status on CIPRO PE Business Directory: The Herald PE Business Directory: Port … [Read more...] about MyPE Top 20
MyPE Top 15
Ho hum here he goes again blowing that battered old bugle - and out of tune again I see! The Top 10 most visited pages on MyPE for the 5 days from 17 to 22 April reveal some interesting things: Certain companies stay in the Top 15 no matter what Original content with a touch of naughtiness really grabs reader We must have a lot of visitors to PE (or could it be locals?) keeping the Escort Agencies busy! In a Particular Order - here are the Top 15 Most Visited MyPE Pages: Wap … [Read more...] about MyPE Top 15
CPI up to 4.1% in March
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 4.1 percent in March - well above market expectations. Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) on Wednesday released the data showing that CPI was higher in March compared to February's 3.7 percent. Nedbank economist Carmen Altenkirch said: "Consumer inflation accelerated in March, rising well above market expectations. Higher food and petrol prices as well as housing costs were mainly responsible for the 1.2 percent month-on-month rise. The annual … [Read more...] about CPI up to 4.1% in March
Interesting if you like Numbers
As part of the new look MyPE I have begun to use Google Analytics to track visitors to the site. Initially I only installed the tracking code in the news section (which is the new section) and have just finished installing the code to a section of the Business Directory. Over the next couple of weeks the Google Analytics code will be added to the existing Gallery and the Classifieds. Yesterday's visitor figures to the news section were quite high, ending at 2 919 visits and mainly as a … [Read more...] about Interesting if you like Numbers
CPI Marginally Down in December
The Consumer Price Inflation in December fell marginally to 3.5 percent, Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) said on Wednesday. December 2010 CPI was 0.1 percent lower than November's 3.6 percent. In December, prices rose by 0.2 percent, mainly due to higher fuel prices and rent costs. Although December's figure came close to market expectation, Nedbank economist Carmen Altenkirch said the favourable figure is not likely to sway the Reserve Bank in favour of cutting interest rates when it … [Read more...] about CPI Marginally Down in December
