James Maposa

Africa’s tourism sector bouncing back! While recovery is impressive, the sector’s 2023 revenue still lags behind 2019. Leisure tourism leads the way, followed by health, and business travel. Read more here: bit.ly/3A2sWCx #Birguid #ActionableInsights #ImpactfulAdvice

Africa's tourism industry has recovered to just under the number of tourists that visited the continent in 2019. Increased routes, commodities and services trade are key growth contributors. Read more here: birguid.co.za/wp-content/upl… #Actionableinsights #Impactfuladvice #Birguid

We remain committed to driving regional expansion as a strategy to sustain business and sector growth for enterprises amid a challenging domestic economy. Read more here: businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/202… #ActionableInsights #ImpactfulAdvice #SustainableGrowth #Birguid

We leveraged our edtech study to write a @mailandguardian opinion piece on priorities for these companies within the South African market. Read more here: Link: mg.co.za/thought-leader… #Actionableinsights #Impactfuladvice #Birguid

Regionally, sub-Saharan Africa’s edtech industry have grown at an AAGR of just under 10% (2020-2023), driven by mostly the basic & higher education user markets. Read more: birguid.co.za/wp-content/upl… #Actionableinsights #Impactfuladvice #Birguid

Globally, edtech industry earnings have nearly doubled with basic and higher education accounting being the key segments. African edtech companies should also prioritise these sectors. Read more: birguid.co.za/.../Birguid_SA…... #Actionableinsights #Impactfuladvice #Birguid

A #strategy that scaling businesses can explore to sustain growth is being a born-global. Our @mailandguardian article discusses how SA SMEs can target the region to offset depressed local demand. mg.co.za/thought-leader… #Actionableinsights #Impactfuladvice #Birguid

Imports will continue to account for most of SA’s consumer electronics demand over the next 5 years. However, pricing & increasing financing access will support growth for key market participants. Read more: birguid.co.za/wp-content/upl… #Actionableinsights #Impactfuladvice #Birguid

Our edtech market analysis is out! In this report we discuss market dynamics, filtering from global to SA context. Institutional clients offer the most growth potential & could benefit @coursera , @2Uinc, @udemy, @EnezaEducation, @edukoya Read more: birguid.co.za/wp-content/upl…

In our article published by @BDliveSA, we unpack a few strategies on how to overcome current economic challenges. Tough times call for innovating around survival and not just the problem. Read more here: businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/202… #Actionableinsights #Impactfuladvice #Birguid

We explore whether SA can capitalise on growing demand by increasing local production. For now, forming strategic partnerships with global industry leaders to assemble locally appears viable. Find out more: birguid.co.za/wp-content/upl… #Actionableresearch #Impactfuladvice #Birguid

Globally, consumer electronics market revenues have increased slightly. However, Africa’s revenues have increased by about US$20 billion between 2020 and 2023 with South Africa, Nigeria, Egypt and Kenya being key country markets. For more: birguid.co.za/wp-content/upl…

Difficult operating environment requires corporate South Africa to do things differently to sustain over the next 3- to 5-years. We discuss some of the how in the following @mailandguardian article: mg.co.za/thought-leader… #Birguid #Impactfuladvice #Actionableresearch

We recently concluded research on South Africa’s consumer electronics industry. Imports of electronics have increased considerably over the last few years, with most of them being sourced from Asia (particularly China). Read more: birguid.co.za/.../Birguid_SA…...

What we have been working on - An evaluation on how to improve farmer ne... youtu.be/rHZK8v39Pnk?si… via @YouTube

Europe and SADC account for over 75% of SA's commercial vehicle exports. We conducted a study focusing on SA's commercial vehicles industry, analysing the factors driving its growth. Read more about our work: lnkd.in/dDtpg7XV #heavycommercialvehicles #exports #sa

As we celebrate Youth Month, at Birguid, we recognize the vital role the youth play in shaping a healthier future. Let's dive into the data and explore the basket sizes trends of today's youth. Understanding their financial habits helps us shape a brighter future. #youthmonth

As we continue to celebrate youth month, we examine the factors contributing to the decline in youth basket sizes, focusing particularly on how unemployment has influenced reduced spending among the youth demographic. #youthmonth #unemployment #dataanalysis

According to @LightstoneAuto , total residential property purchases amongst the youth, declined by 13% from 294,859 in 2018 to 255,726 in 2023. To learn more about this, watch the video below. To learn more about the work we do, visit our website: birguid.co.za

The image below summarises SA's fintech industry size, key segments contributing to revenue, key competitive factors. Know someone who might benefit from this resource? For more information on SA's fintech industry visit our website birguid.co.za #factsheet #fintech