Covid-19
SA’s eCommerce Hit With Treble Whammy
If load shedding was not enough to dampen trade in general, and eCommerce in particular, the shortages of aviation fuel saw much air cargo freight marooned on airport tarmac as…
Read MoreCOVID Level 4
It is back to Level 4, at least until 11 July. EFSA continues to be involved in the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies’ (DCDT) COVID-19 Programme Response: OTT &…
Read MoreMore on the Effects of COVID
It is obvious that the COVID lockdown has had and will continue to have a major effect on the use of traditional office space. Last month the Newsletter raised the…
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 MoreeCommerce Webinar for SMEs, June 25th, 2020 @ 3 pm EAT
Theme: Creating value in the digital economy by enabling Sub-Sahara Africa SME’s to deploy eCommerce sites as part of Covid-19 interventions Background: The Covid-19 pandemic is a health crisis that…
Read MoreInterview with Alastair Tempest of Ecommerce Forum South Africa
We had the opportunity to get in contact with our new strategic partner to SAITEX, Alastair Tempest of Ecommerce Forum South Africa. During these times of uncertainty come about times…
Read MoreGifting in the COVID Era
Jumia has donated face masks to the health ministries of Nigeria, Kenya, Ivory Coast, Uganda and Morocco. 54gene, a genomics research startup, has launched a $500,000 fund to boost local testing capacity for coronavirus in West Africa.…
Read MoreeLearning stimulated by the Pandemic
The World Economic Forum says there has been a significant surge in e-learning since the pandemic started, and it expects the overall market for online education to reach $350 billion by…
Read MoreThe “New Normal” – Working from Home
A new wave of disruption more forceful and more pervasive than what we have seen previously is likely to unfold in the next decade. While the roots of this disruption—technological, economic, geopolitical, demographic…
Read MoreThe Economy Post-COVID-19 Era
The volume of world merchandise trade may fall drastically in the first half of 2020 as the pandemic disrupts the global economy, according to the WTO Goods Trade Barometer released on 20 May. The…
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