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Africa’s Unbanked Find Another Solution to Tap into the Formal Economy
Mobile money is the fastest-growing source of income for wireless-network operators like MTN and Vodafone’s Safaricom unit, outpacing data since many Africans do not have the latest smartphones. The service…
Read MoreEcommerce and Trust
The Ecommerce Forum South Africa was set up principally to work towards improving trust in ecommerce. Ecommerce has become increasingly important globally with some estimates suggesting that it is a…
Read MoreData Privacy, POPIA and the Global Scene
The SA Privacy Regulator has unveiled a website www.justice.gov.za/inforeg. The Regulator is also busy on political party finances (under the basic right to transparency), as part of looking at the long over-due revision…
Read MoreWomen, Funding and Investment
To celebrate Women’s Month an online news agency, Ventureburn, did a quick calculation and concluded that about 4.5% of annual venture capital (VC) and angel investment in the last 18…
Read MoreAfrica needs a Digitalization Strategy to Compete in the Global Economy
Siemens, in conjunction with Frost & Sullivan, have put together a comprehensive research project outlining the current state of key industries across the Continent and identifying challenges and opportunities. The…
Read MoreUpskilling SA’s Kids
According to ITWeb, Google SA officially launched an initiative to upskill over 30,000 primary and high school leaners through its computer science programme, CS First, which is an educator-created programme…
Read MoreCalls to Make South Africa’s Booming Food Delivery Market Safer
I have been contacted recently by one of our members in the food business with a proposal to work with ecommerce delivery services to make deliveries safer. Does any other reader want…
Read MoreSA’s Population Nears Sixty Million
Statistics South Africa recently released its mid-year population estimate, which shows that there was a 1 million increase over last year – the increase was from 57.73 million in mid-2018…
Read MoreAre you Young and Good at Making Videos? Here’s an opportunity
The WTO is inviting young people to take part in a video contest aimed at showcasing their stories, hopes and aspirations for world trade. The winners will be announced at…
Read MoreThe Assetization of Things
A new marketing jargon phrase to learn – the assetization of things refers to personal goods being treated as assets— clothes, furniture, jewelry — are becoming available for rent or…
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