According to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) this month its members started discussions on how to develop coherent ways to test, measure and demonstrate the safety and quality of products.…

SEO is one of the most important ecommerce marketing tools. Correctly applied SEO has a powerful impact for an e-shop long-term, but now SEO is changing. Last year, Moz and…

I moderated a session at the recent SAIIA conference on 4IR, with two SAIIA papers and interventions from CSIR and SADAC. This leads to SAIIA deciding to do a paper…

At the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) conference in Cape Town RMB’s economist, Celeste Fauconnier pointed out that the 3 biggest hurdles hampering business in Africa are liquidity,…

Africa can capitalise on international trade wars by stepping up its export capabilities. African countries have a lot to gain from a US-China trade war, with opportunities for the Continent…

According to a new report by the Alliance for Affordable Internet (A4AI), Africans are charged on average 7.1% of their monthly salary for a gigabyte of mobile data, more than…

Nothing has moved on the adoption of the Bill, which remains before the National Council of Provinces, although it is hoped that the NCP will agree on the Bill and return…

Minister Stella Abrahams-Ndabeni was the key note speaker at an event, Digital Drivers, organized by Microsoft and the US Chamber of Commerce at TUCS on 8 Nov which I attended.…

Earlier this month I spoke at a conference on “Industry 4.0” (4IR) in Morocco as the guest of the UN Industrial Development Organisation. Morocco has one of the highest numbers…

This year’s Black Friday is 6 days nearer to 25 December than normal, giving sellers a challenge when looking at their sales over the end of year Festive Season. Many sellers in South Africa…