Posts by Shahrain Coovadia

A friend in Europe who trawls through the latest ideas from the USA and Europe, sent me these thoughts, pointing out that, since more advertising tools are equipped with Blockchain…

India is likely to become the world’s second-largest economy by 2030, next only to China and overtaking the US, according to Standard Chartered’s long-term forecast released on 8 Jan. The…

On 13 February, the European Parliament, Member States and the European Commission agreed on the first ever rules regulating the relationship between businesses and online platforms. The rules are intended to…

There is still no news when the POPIA will be implemented, despite the publication on 14 December of the ‘Regulations relating to the Protection of personal information’ by the Regulator.…

Interesting developments always come out of the annual Barcelona Mobile event at the end of February, although by far the most eye-catching this year was the concentration on 5G, which…

Readers may recall that last year when he announced that South Africa would join the African Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), President Ramaphosa mentioned, among the other benefits, the possibility of…

Valentine’s day had SA’s ecommerce critics smugly denigrating online shopping as Net Florist failed to supply fresh flowers to the thousands of orders it received – but Net Florist managed…

Do e-shops in SA offer a better choice of delivery options than available elsewhere?  A recent report by Parcellab from Germany analyses the strengths and potential capabilities in checkout, shipping and returns based…

EFA responded to the Select Committee on Trade and International Relations in February with comments on the 2017 Copyright Amendment Bill’s ‘B’ version. We pointed out that SMEs in particular need…