Posts by Alastair Tempest
The 3 biggest problems doing business in Africa, according to an economist
At the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) conference in Cape Town RMB’s economist, Celeste Fauconnier pointed out that the 3 biggest hurdles hampering business in Africa are liquidity,…
Read MoreHuge Export, Trade Opportunities For Africa
Africa can capitalise on international trade wars by stepping up its export capabilities. African countries have a lot to gain from a US-China trade war, with opportunities for the Continent…
Read MoreWhen Africans are Charged More Than 3.5 Times The “Affordable” Rate For Mobile Data, South Africa Suffers More Than Most
According to a new report by the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI), Africans are charged on average 7.1% of their monthly salary for a gigabyte of mobile data, more than…
Read MoreCyber Crimes and the SA Cyber Security Bill
Nothing has moved on the adoption of the Bill, which remains before the National Council of Provinces, although it is hoped that the NCP will agree on the Bill and return…
Read MoreWhat does the Government plan for SAPO?
Minister Stella Abrahams-Ndabeni was the key note speaker at an event, Digital Drivers, organized by Microsoft and the US Chamber of Commerce at TUCS on 8 Nov which I attended.…
Read MoreEntrpreneurship in the Digital Economy
Earlier this month I spoke at a conference on “Industry 4.0” (4IR) in Morocco as the guest of the UN Industrial Development Organisation. Morocco has one of the highest numbers…
Read MoreBlack Friday 2019
This year’s Black Friday is 6 days nearer to 25 December than normal, giving sellers a challenge when looking at their sales over the end of year Festive Season. Many sellers in South Africa…
Read MoreOpportunities – Continuing our list of opportunities
FemCode Africa is looking for passionate females who want to join in the training and who want to be part of the amazing things tech education can bring. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdh0yp_YtQT5WRA2Cak8UBuY1-OL_rdkrdRCjHfD3XUcbiR-w/viewform?usp=send_form Eiffel…
Read MoreWell, I never…!
Google says it has built a computer that is capable of solving problems that classical computers practically cannot. According to the scientific journal Nature, Google’s processor, Sycamore, performed a truly random-number generation…
Read MoreSome useful Microsoft to use for your ecommerce
Azure Arc: you can now use Azure to manage resources anywhere, including on AWS and Google Cloud Microsoft launches Project Cortex, a knowledge network Microsoft launched Endpoint Manager to modernize…
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