Posts by Alastair Tempest

Kenya is the biggest exporter of flowers on the Continent, followed by Ethiopia and South Africa. In Kenya, the floriculture industry generates over $1 billion annually, which is about 1.1% of the national GDP. The…

According to a survey conducted by the UK-Ghana Chamber of Commerce in Q4 of 2019 Ghana’s payment systems and corruption at regulatory agencies remain the topmost challenge for both foreign…

Insurance coverage in Africa is still, with the exception of South Africa, very low, particularly in retail markets. Commercial general insurance is the most mature segment, but even here the…

Cliko launched in September 2018, providing customers with access to an online delivery service, working primarily with restaurants and supermarkets. It was conceived by its founders in 2017 at Startup Weekend Beira. Cliko…

Accelerator programmes for African tech startups are slowly moving away from the batch-based “Silicon Valley approach” in favour of on-demand, needs-based, and corporate-supported models. The classic accelerator model, established in…

I have known Andy Owen for many years and always appreciated his advice. This is his take on copywriting for websites “I read a top industry report last week, highlighting…

According to RS Components, a distributor of electronic, electrical and mechanical components, which recently analysed a series of metrics to reveal the startup capitals of Africa, the Continent’s two main startup…

Continuing on the issue of Intellectual Property (IP), there are indications that SA’s stringent intellectual property (IP) exchange laws may be relaxed. The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) currently administers restrictive export controls on SA-owned IP,…

The Shop Safe Act of 2020 outlines a series of steps that ecommerce platforms must take to prevent the sale of knockoffs by third-party sellers on their platforms. Ecommerce companies that…

Readers will have seen that the monthly interviews by Mpho Sekwele return last month after the Festive Season break. This month she interviews  Angola born Changemaker, Mentor and Entrepreneur, Maria Pedro…