Posts by Alastair Tempest

The Ecommerce Forum of South Africa has written to Ministers asking for a relaxation of the ban on the online sale of non-essential goods EFSA, as the trade body representing ecommerce…

Zoom has become a great tool for teleconferences, particularly in these days of lockdown, but as with all other online activities, hackers have found ways to spoil the experience and…

Following ICASA’s threat last year of prosecutions if the mobile operators did not reduce their data costs between 30-50%, both Vodacom and MTN have at last complied. Meanwhile, SpaceMobile a…

Smart Africa calls for tenders to “Improve and accelerate the African government’s response to the challenges of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic”: Eligible applicants: African startups and innovative SMEs or other…

The CMO Council, a US-based body, has surveyed African marketing and business leaders in communication service providers, mobile network operators and digital media companies. It also conducted in-depth interviews with executives from MTN, TelkomSA, Vodafone,…

WhatsApp leads Facebook and Instagram in Africa, but with its success have come knock-offs, known as ‘WhatsApp mods’. One reason for the high uptake of WhatsApp mods is the wider range of…

WeBird is an online learning platform, offering master-classes in entrepreneurship, disruptive technology, programming, gaming, business, design and creativity, and so on. The emphasis is on upskilling South Africans both young and old. WeBird…

In a bid to tackle unemployment in Botswana startup Mohiri has developed an AI-driven personalised job alerts service that connects subscribers with relevant vacancies through their mobile phones. Launched in November…

Last month we reported that Lagos City Council had banned motorcycles and tuk-tuks (popularly known as “okada” and “keke napep”) from the main axis of the city. As the COVID-19 stop to normal business starts…

The directory is aimed at enhancing supplies and ensuring trade transactions continue uninterrupted in the wake of COVID-19. Individual and retail buyers can use contacts provided by the manufacturers to…