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Tax and Customs Duties on Online Content – South Africa and Kenya Plan Different Approaches and Uganda is asked to abandon its Social Media Tax.
The South African Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) published a report on taxing the digital economy in SA which concentrates on taxing digital services from aboard. Despite its claim to provide “independent, objective and…
Read MoreAfrica Integration Day, hope grows for the African Free Trade Area (AfCFTA)
The AU launched at very short notice a series of fascinating online panels and sessions over the week of 6-9 July and proclaimed African Integration Day on 7 July. The…
Read MoreAfrican Startup Funding Suffers from Racial Profiling in the USA and Europe
This month the UK’s Guardian International Edition carried a report on the challenges faced by African entrepreneurs trying to raise investment in the USA and Europe. North American HQ-ed investors…
Read MoreCall for Action! COVID and Ecommerce in SA
Please may we remind all e-shops or e-platforms to continue to carry the government COVID announcement prominently on your website. EFSA continues to work closely with government with twice weekly…
Read MoreInsaka – eCommerce Next Level Membership
A membership perfectly suited to South Africans which are already selling online and want to improve their site, increase their traffic, grow their sales and streamline their business. Entrepreneurs and…
Read MoreOpportunities and Publications
SA Innovation Summit goes virtual: Apply for the Africa Cup and the Inventors Garage at the 2020 SAIS!Africa’s largest tech startup event will be going online in 2020. Early Bird…
Read MoreBuilding an African Agricultural Value Chain
The AfDB-funded Technologies for African Agricultural Transformation initiative (TAAT) is directing proven technologies across the African landscape. With tens of millions of smallholder farmers potentially benefiting from TAAT, the initiative is bringing a…
Read MoreAgri-tech and Food-tech Innovations
The COVID-19 pandemic has a major impact on startup development and venture capital investments in Africa as well as globally. At the same time, the “new normal” of social or…
Read MoreJumia Addresses the Logistics Issue
The elephant in the corner for Jumia has always been the problem of logistics/delivery. Jumia has failed to achieve scalability across the 10 national markets it operates into due mainly to delivery…
Read MoreMTN Dominates Ghana’s Mobile Market
The National Communications Authority (NCA) has declared MTN Ghana as ‘a significant market power’ and will begin to implement specific policies to ensure a level playing field for all telecom service providers…
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