Posts by Alastair Tempest
The SA Post Office hosts SADC ecommerce forum
SAPO hosted its colleagues from the SADC (Southern African Development Community) on 9-13 March in Johannesburg to discuss the centralization of incoming ecommerce in the Region. It also launched its…
Read MoreHow is COVID-19 Affecting your Business? And an EFSA Survey
Minister Fikile Mbalula has taken note of the concerns raised by the industry of limiting the movement of cargo only to essential goods. According to the Ministry, the matter has now been…
Read MoreCOVID-19 is encouraging Cashless transactions in shops
MTN Uganda has eliminated some charges on its mobile money platform to help spur greater use of digital transactions and discourage the use of cash as a way to slow…
Read MoreAfrica’s Free Trade Area And the COVID-19 Virus
According to the AU, the Coronavirus outbreak is unlikely to delay a July 1 target for the first movement of commerce under the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement (AfCFTA),…
Read MoreNew Rules for ZA. Domain names in the fight against COVID-19
New rules for South African ISPs and website owners have been published government gazette [PDF Link] on 26 March by Communications Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams as part of the government’s plan to fight the spread…
Read MoreInternships
Call for Application: United Nations Volunteer Programme 2020 United Nations (UN) LEGAL AFFAIRS Internship 2020 for young motivated Graduates The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) HQ…
Read MoreLatest Opportunities for African Scholarships
March Deadline: NFP/MSP (MENA) Scholarship Programme 2020/2021 for Study in the Netherlands (Fully Funded) Women Deliver Young Leaders Program 2020 for young Advocates (Fully Funded to Women Deliver 2022 Conference)…
Read MoreOpportunities
Registration opens for world trade promotion organizations event. The International Trade Centre’s biennial World Trade Promotion Organization Conference and Awards are taking place in Accra, Ghana, in May. To register…
Read MoreInvestments Portfolio
South Africa’s Fintech JUMO has succeeded to gather US$ 55m in its debt and equity round included participation from both new and existing investors, like Goldman Sachs, Odey Asset Management, and Leapfrog…
Read MoreSafaricom Looks at Ethiopia’s Mobile Telecom Business
Safaricom (founder of MPESA) and the major telco in Kenya is putting together a group of investors in order to bid for one of the two Ethiopian mobile telcos next month. Ethiopia also plans to sell a…
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