Posts by Alastair Tempest
GS1 and Reducing Counterfeiting
Prof. Adheesh Budree, a member of the EFSA Board sits on the GS1 Southern Africa Council. The primary objective of GS1, which is run by the Consumer Goods Council of…
Read MoreAfrican A1
OpenAI’s products, such as ChatGPT and Midjourney, might be the poster boys, but similar chatbots have been quietly springing up in Africa. One notable trend among them is how they…
Read MoreConsumer Protection – Product Liability in Kenya
The SA Consumer Protection Act protects consumers from faulty products. Recently the Parliament in Kenya has been debating introducing the same protection. Kenyan consumers will have the right to reject…
Read MorePayments Developments – Mobile Money, QR Codes in SA and Kenya
The latest mobile money industry report by the Global Systems for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) shows that global daily transaction value in 2022 surpassed forecasts to hit $3.45 bn, as…
Read MoreSouth Africa to Introduce New Visa Rules for Skilled Workers
Every so often the SA Home Affairs asks the various ministries to identify skills where foreign experts need to be invited to assist, and the ministries in turn ask the…
Read MoreAfrica to Overtake Asia as the Economically Fastest Growing Region
Africa is poised to become the fastest-growing region in the world, surpassing Asia, according to a new report by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation. The report reveals that 6 of the…
Read MoreAfrican Development Fund/Smart Africa Alliance Project to Enhance Digital Trade and Ecommerce in Africa
The African Development Fund and Smart Africa Alliance have jointly launched a $1.5m project to streamline digital trade and ecommerce policies across 10 African countries. The Institutional Support for Digital…
Read MoreNews from Africa
News from the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) One of the contacts EFA made at the AfCFTA Business Forum (see above) was with the Imani Development consultancy firm, which is carrying out…
Read MorePromoting Sustainability in the Developing World and the WTO’s 2023 Public Forum
The World Trade Organization, the World Bank Group and the World Economic Forum on 20 April launched “Action on Climate and Trade” (ACT), a new initiative that aims to help…
Read MorePasswords or Passkeys?
Google has announced that passkeys are now rolling out to Google Account users globally. The news comes nearly 12 months after Google, Apple, Microsoft, and the FIDO Alliance announced a…
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