The elephant in the corner for Jumia has always been the problem of logistics/delivery. Jumia has failed to achieve scalability across the 10 national markets it operates into due mainly to delivery…

The National Communications Authority (NCA) has declared MTN Ghana as ‘a significant market power’ and will begin to implement specific policies to ensure a level playing field for all telecom service providers…

Ugandan startup Eversend, a digital-only finance platform providing cross-border money transfers among other services, has secured $706,000 in investment through a Seedrs crowdfunding campaign. Founded in 2017, Eversend also provides…

EFSA attended the Sustainable Infrastructure Development Symposium of South Africa hosted by President Cyril Ramaphosa:  https://www.gov.za/speeches/address-president-cyril-ramaphosa-sustainable-infrastructure-development-symposium-south The President announced that his government is planning major expenditure on infrastructure, particularly roads, rail and housing (major…

Visa has introduced an SME resource hub Visa Small Business Hub., to champion SA small businesses and to encourage consumers to buy local. The promotion of Buy Local was part of the government’s agreement to…

AbegYa, which gives customers instant mobile access to reliable service providers, has been selected to participate in the MassChallenge Texas accelerator programme, gaining access to training, mentorship and brand name…

Vodacom Business and Microsoft SA have launched a digital education platform, Connected Digital Education,  in response to the growing need for affordable online learning solutions during the COVID lockdown. Online teaching and learning have surged…

West African government ministers have proposed re-opening of borders between their countries in the first half of July and allowing in travellers from other countries with low or controlled levels of…

The Zimbabwe government accuses mobile money operators of fueling the exchange rate collapse and therefore issued a shutdown notice, which the Central bank later revised. The regulation now restricts people…

MTN’s Mobile Money will now allow South African consumers to make purchases online using their MoMo wallets, doing away with the need for a credit card for Internet shopping. MoMo Pay is committed to partnering…