Nearly 240,000 South Africans over the age of 50 accessed the internet in the past 7 days. (AMPS2006 6m)

This week’s theme: Internet usage in SA

Of those who used the internet in the past 7 days, 39% used it for internet banking, 17% for music downloads, and 11% for shopping. (AMPS2006 6m)

This week’s theme: Internet usage in SA

24% of adults in Greater Johannesburg (Alex., JHB, Sandton, Randburg) have used the internet in the past 7days. The next most internet-savvy city is Cape Town at 16%. For South Africa as a whole, the figure is 5.6%. (AMPS2006 6m)

This week’s theme: Internet usage in SA

10 million South Africans shopped in a Pick’n'Pay store in the last year. (AMPS2006A)

This week’s theme: Large SA grocery retailers

Metro FM features in the top 5 most popular radio station for all of the large retailers’ customers. (AMPS2006A)

This week’s theme: Large SA grocery retailers

Shoprite is the retailer with highest proportion of customers who are unbanked. (AMPS2006A)

This week’s theme: Large SA grocery retailers

4 out of every 5 grocery shoppers buy their toiletries with food and groceries. (AMPS2006A)

This week’s theme: Large SA grocery retailers

Together, South Africa’s four largest grocery retailers (Shoprite, Pick n Pay, SPAR, and Woolworths ) increased their number of stores by 263 in the last financial year, an increase of 10%. (Annual Reports)

This week’s theme: Large SA grocery retailers

65% of Western Cape holiday makers stayed in the province on their last trip.The corresponding percentage for KZN is 50%. For Gauteng it is a mere 6%. (GHS 2005)

This week’s theme: Some Holiday Facts

40% of holiday-makers from Gauteng went to KZN on their last trip. 16% went to Mpumalanga while 11% went to the Western Cape. (GHS 2005)

This week’s theme: Some Holiday Facts