Announcement
Experian Announces Major Data Compromise in SA
Experian has recently issued a press statement admitting that it handed over personal and company data to an individual claiming to represent a well-known company. This process took place in…
Read MoreCommenting on the SA Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA)
The Information Regulator has asked for comments on the implementation of the POPIA. Closing date Monday, 31 Aug. EFSA intends to submit a comment on the requirement for companies to…
Read MoreOpportunities
Harvard Teaches How to Build Scalable Businesses to Solve African Problems Harvard Business School professors are launching a new online course to teach entrepreneurs how to build scalable businesses designed to solve…
Read MoreThe Fem-in-Tech Development Programme in SA
We apologise for not being able to bring you an interview of Women in Ecommerce by EFSA Board Member Mpho Sekwele this month. We promise to return to this very…
Read MoreThe Drone Council of South Africa is launched
The minister of the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT), Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, launched the Drone Council South Africa this month. The Council is a non-profit organisation which aims to encourage growth of the SA drone economy, and plans various programmes…
Read MoreGood News for The African Flower Exports
We carried a report about the collapse of the market in flowers due to COVID a couple of months ago, when Kenyan farmers were forced to throw away millions of roses…
Read MoreEcommerce Laundry Service
We have not reported in this Newsletter on online laundry services before and so it is good to see that Easy2toofacil, started in June 2018 in the Cote d’Ivoire, has seen strong…
Read MoreTanzanian Fintech APP Provides Free Financial Advice
Mipango has launched an app that gives users free financial advice on iOS and Android devices. Mipango is a personal finance mobile application that enables users to manage their income, expenses,…
Read MoreBaby Africa
BabyBliss Nigeria and MumsVillage Kenya have merged to create a pan-African entity, providing what they say is an “unparalleled omnichannel commerce, community and content offering”. BabyBliss Nigeria brings deep retail…
Read MoreBack to Books
Startup Oniocha from Ghana is looking for investment to introduce its online bookstore across the continent. Oniocha allows customers to buy, sell, request and swap books, all on one digital marketplace. The COVID lockdown has increased the…
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