Posts by Shahrain Coovadia

Talking about the sale of pharmaceuticals online and also the problems logistic companies face when dangerous products are mailed, brings us to a little recognised fact that there are quite…

I’ve just caught up with the SA Health Ministry’s national Digital Strategy, published on 2 May, which promises “Better health for all South Africans enabled by person-centred Digital Health”. Anyone…

I attended a Roundtable Discussion with Google`s Director for Law Enforcement and Information Security, Richard Salgado, at the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) on 6 June and raised the issue…

At the Payments Association (PASA) Card Payment Stakeholders Forum meeting on 6 June, PASA pointed out that the new 2.0 security protocol which is to be introduced, will be a…

My attention was caught by two articles in the recent South African Express Parcel Association (SAEPA) magazine. The first related to the need for better training for drivers in order…

I was at the fascinating Social Media Content SA Briefing event held last week by Marketing Mix in Joburg. Lots of interesting insights of relevance to ecommerce. One comment though…

As part of our new Women in Ecommerce Committee activities, we will be publishing interviews with leading female ecommerce players on our Website and in our Newsletters. Here is the…

The UNECA has recently pointed out that countries in the East African Community are growing at almost double the rate of those in the rest of the Continent (6.2% compared…

Instagram has launched a @shop account, which is basically a curation of posts from online merchants that sell products through the Instagram app. @shop will promote items from emerging brands from…

ITWeb carried an article the other day that claimed that once (if) the UK leaves the EU (“Brexit”) the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will no longer apply, making…