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11 August 2015
STELLENBOSCH, SOUTH AFRICA, 11 August 2015 – M4JAM (Money for Jam) the microjobbing platform that provides brands and businesses with real-time insights from real customers across South Africa, has acquired digital market research company Pondering Panda for an undisclosed amount. Coinciding with M4JAM’s first anniversary, the acquisition will see two disruptors joining forces to harness the power…
15 June 2015
In a recent study conducted by consumer insights company Pondering Panda, it was found that young South Africans favoured a career in medicine over other professions.
12 May 2015
Pondering Panda CEO Diane Gantz will be tackling one of the biggest challenges facing the research industry at this year’s Southern African Marketing Research Association’s annual conference – unrepresentative samples, which lead to invalid results being delivered to clients. Her paper, ‘Sampling – The Acid Test’, will address the flaws in traditional sampling designs, and…
16 April 2015
The partnership gives third parties access to targeted audiences throughout Africa to gain valuable market insights. Johannesburg, 16th April 2015 – WeChat has partnered with digital market research company Pondering Panda, allowing them to offer businesses and other third parties access to both the fast-growing WeChat userbase and new kinds of digital research thanks to…
9 December 2014
In a recent study conducted by consumer insights company Pondering Panda, it was found that fewer than 2 in 5 South Africans approved of Jacob Zuma’s leadership. 2049 respondents, between the ages of 18 and 49, were interviewed across South Africa, and asked whether they thought, as president, Zuma was doing a good job of…
23 October 2014
The vast majority of younger South Africans are aware of the Ebola virus, and are worried about the possibility of it spreading to South Africa. This according to consumer insights company Pondering Panda, which recently interviewed 2364 respondents between the ages of 15 and 34, across South Africa. The survey found that 83% of younger…
7 October 2014
Almost 3 in 4 South Africans believe social grant recipients regularly commit fraud in order to receive welfare payments. This according to consumer insights company Pondering Panda, who recently interviewed 1637 adults between the ages of 18 and 49, across South Africa, who claimed to know someone who was receiving social grants. The survey found…
17 September 2014
Almost 2 in 3 South Africans believe Oscar Pistorius intended to kill his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. This according to consumer insights company Pondering Panda, who interviewed 1357 adults between the ages of 18 and 49, across South Africa. Interviews were conducted immediately after the judge’s verdict of culpable homicide in Pistorius’ trial was announced on…
28 August 2014
Slightly more than half of South African learners support government plans to raise the standard for passing matric. This according to consumer insights company Pondering Panda, who conducted a survey with 1955 learners between the ages of 13 and 24, across South Africa, shortly after the government’s proposed education reforms were made public earlier this…