Posts by Alastair Tempest
Retail Media Networks
Retail media networks are among the fastest-growing ad marketplaces in the USA, and a wide array of technologies are emerging to help advertisers take advantage of the opportunity, from ad…
Read MoreOpportunities, Events and Publications
ECOM Africa Conference, Cape Town, 18-19 April Discount EFSA/EFA members get a delegate discount of 30% off! The code to use is – ECAF30. Delegate pass available from – https://ecommerce-africa.com/register-with-credit-card/ Otherwise you can visit the exhibition (but…
Read MoreThe SA Competition Commission Issues its Final Report on the Online Intermediation Platforms Market Inquiry
The SA Competition Commission has published its report and invites comments by next month. EFSA has submitted 4 papers over the period of the Inquiry, one oral and the others…
Read MoreTanzania Leaves COMESA but Aims to be a Digital Economy Hub, So Do Ghana and Gambia
Tanzania has withdrawn from COMESA, the Eastern African regional economic community. Tanzania was previously a member of COMESA, SADC and the East Africa Community (EAC). Meanwhile, according to the Minister of…
Read MoreProtected Employment – Kenya’s new rules – and Putting those Layoffs into Perspective
A new bill is being proposed through Kenya’s Senate to block employers from interfering with the work-life balance of their employees via calls, text messages, emails, or assignments past working hours,…
Read MoreThe Role of Freelancers in Africa
I fully admit an interest in this topic: my eldest daughter is a freelance advertising copywriter. And she prefers that to the constraints of working in an office. Freelancers on online…
Read MoreData Clouds
The Angolan government recently announced a new $89m project to construct a unified national cloud that offers several services. The project includes building 2 data centres and updating an existing centre, which will be…
Read MoreInternet Speeds Up In Africa
By the end of 2022, 7 African countries had moved up in the global ranking of median mobile internet download speeds. 7 others upped their fixed broadband speed rankings by a similar number of…
Read MoreDespite Increased Trade Over the last 3 Years, Jumia Still has a Liquidity Problem
Jumia is the most-funded ecommerce company in Africa, and since it launched in 2012, it has been the poster child for African digital commerce. But, as of the third quarter of 2022, the company…
Read MoreInvestment into the African Tech Startup Ecosystem
According to the 8th edition of the annual African Tech Startups Funding Report released by startup news and research portal Disrupt Africa, investment in Tech startups passed the $3bn mark for the first time…
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