eCommerce News
The Environment, Sustainability and COP27
In early November, world leaders will gather in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, for the annual climate summit, COP 27. Accelerated innovation is vital to achieve the meeting’s goals, yet past COPs…
Read MoreScamAdviser research on Cybersecurity
October was cybersecurity month. According to research conducted by The Global Anti Scam Alliance (GASA) and ScamAdviser of 3,500+ internet users, 73% of respondents are either sure or think that they were exposed to a scam last…
Read MoreMiscellaneous
There is ‘Working From Home’ and Working for More than One Boss. Recently ‘moonlighting’ has become a hot topic in the IT industry. The IT giant, Wipro, recently fired 300 of its employees…
Read MoreEFSA Joins Services SETA Initiative to Promote Accreditation of eCommerce
Services SETA organised a scoping meeting on 25 Oct to decide if a training module for “Entrepreneurial Ecommerce Managers” should be prepared. A number of SETAs already offer courses that…
Read MoreOpen banking could drive financial inclusion across Africa
Open banking offers the continent enormous opportunities. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation identified 5 key ways that African countries can include more than 400m people into the digital economy,…
Read MoreUsing Cross-Border eCommerce in Africa
Readers are encouraged to join us at the Cross-border Ecommerce event on 16-17 Nov (https://www.tci-sa.co.za/cross-border-ecommerce/ ). One area we will be looking at is importing. Here is a guide on the ‘Most Efficient…
Read MoreOpportunities, Events and Publications
The Obama Foundation Global Leaders Programme is open. If you are aged between 24 and 45 apply for the 2023 edition of this 6-month virtual training programme and become part…
Read MoreAfrica Connect
EFSA took part in the Africa Connect conference on 29 September, talking about trust and cooperation with the telecoms. The session can be followed here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oBZfwNfLFqw The Conference also had…
Read MoreAfrican Video Games – a Growing Sector
The continent has a billion people under the age of 35 and more smartphones than North America. Mobile internet use is rising by 9% a year. Drawing on local folklore,…
Read MoreDRC – Using Digitalisation to Develop
It is estimated that less than 25% of the DRC’s population has a bank account – well below the regional average – in part due to the collapse of the…
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