SABRIC Concerned at the Spike in Card Fraud in the First Months of 2019
Data collected by SABRIC in the first three months of the year show a spike in card fraud – specifically online (see our report last month). In the past card…
Read MoreNew Research shows that Corporate SA is Likely to Take its Time before Adopting 4IR
Despite the enthusiasm expressed by the President and Ministers at the 4IR Summit, a new research study entitled “Fourth Industrial Revolution in South Africa 2019: Enterprise uptake and expectations for…
Read MoreThe First South African 4IR Summit, 5 July
In last month’s Newsletter I promised to give a report on the 1st 4IR Summit which was attended by President Ramaphosa, the Minister for the Dept of Communications and Digital Technologies,…
Read MoreBeauty and the ever advancing technology Beast that is taking East Africa to the world
In this interview, I speak with Kenyan-American Aisha Kibwana of asminibeauty.com
Read MoreConversation with Kwena Mabotja (Africa Regional Director at SAP Next-Gen) – a catalyst to moving our African continent forward
In this post, I have an interview with an interview with Kwena Mabotja of SAP Next Gen.
Read MoreAlastair Tempest, CEO, Ecommerce Forum Africa, speaks with STAT Trade Times at Air Cargo Africa 2019
Alastair Tempest, CEO, Ecommerce Forum Africa, talks about the changes in Africa’s ecommerce commodity trends, challenges due to lack of a national street address system, changing equation of ecommerce with…
Read MoreRestricting the ‘Net
There has been a marked rise in recorded Internet shutdowns globally, but the increase in officially sanctioned disruptions in Africa so far this year are noteworthy. Take the 2 shutdowns…
Read MoreInternet trends from Silicon Valley, New research on how to succeed in Retail and a New Mediterranean Ecommerce Conference
According to Mary Meeker’s annual Internet Trends Report for 2019, just over half the world’s population (3.8bn people) were internet users last year – up from 3.6 billion in 2017.…
Read MoreWhy we need better research on ecommerce in Africa
One deliverable from the annual Ecommerce Weeks held by UNCTAD each year is that countries should provide stats on ecommerce activities in their countries. This is still not happening and…
Read MoreE-Platforms – the new “must have”.
Standard Bank has introduced SimplyBlu this month, a digital solution that aims to help SMEs set up and manage an online store and accept card payments securely. SAPO has also announced that…
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