Posts by Alastair Tempest
SAITEX 2023
The SAITEX exhibition took place on 18-20 June. EFSA took the stage on the last day to look at ecommerce and in particular at cross-border opportunities. We were delighted to…
Read MoreChina-Africa Trade
The Chinese have been very keen to forge trade agreements to benefit their ecommerce exports in SA and elsewhere in Africa. In that regard, EFA was invited to a meeting…
Read MoreThe Russian Amazon – Yandex – Expanding in Africa
Yandex, which is a major tech company (the 8th largest globally) with a wide range of interests including ecommerce, digital marketing and SEO measurement, entertainment, B2B machine learning, is looking…
Read MoreKWeb Ecommerce Transformation Conference
I spoke at this conference in June on sustainability and ecommerce. During this year we have picked up a number of indicators that ecommerce consumers want online businesses to take…
Read MoreFintech Awards for Financial Inclusion
10 Southern African startups have received awards for their solutions to bridge the gap in financial access for underserved communities as part of the Fintech Challenge organised by the Southern…
Read MoreRwanda Hopes to be the Fintech Capital of the Continent, While Kenya and Nigeria Look at Taxing Cryptocurrencies
Two of Africa’s biggest fintech players are expanding their operations in Rwanda, which is pushing to position itself as a strategically important hub for the fintech sector by revamping its…
Read MoreThe Success of Africa’s Beauty Sector
The African market is one of the most lucrative for beauty businesses. According to Statista, the beauty industry currently increases between 8% and 10% per year against a global market…
Read MoreOnline Betting Increases in Africa
This Newsletter has commented previously on the increase of online betting, which has become popular entertainment for young Africans. A few African countries, such as Nigeria, Kenya, SA, and Ghana,…
Read MoreSA’s Draft Electronic Communications Amendment Bill Casts a Wider Net
The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) in June published the Draft Electronic Communications Amendment Bill, 2023, which is intended to amend certain parts of the Electronic Communications Act…
Read MoreRegulation in Nigeria
In June the Data Protection Act, 2023 was signed into law by Nigeria’s President. The Act provides a legal framework for the protection of personal information, processing and transfer of…
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