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New SAIIA Paper on Regional Value Chains in Africa, and the Digital Economy

Nov 1, 2021 |

Michelle Chivunga and I have submitted another Occasional Paper to SAIIA (https://saiia.org.za/research/why-regional-value-chains-in-africa-need-to-go-digital/). See the event (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdaLZtxGUwo&t=2s) The paper points out that Africa has been dependent on foreign aid and the…

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The Competition Commission’s Market Inquiry into Some Leaders of The Digital Economy in SA

Nov 1, 2021 |

Readers will recall that the Competition Commission (CompCom) published a paper mid-2020 suggesting an inquiry into “market leaders” such as Takealot, Mr. D, Uber, the Apple App Store, and Travelstart.…

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Opportunities, Events and Publications

Oct 7, 2021 |

How to Build A Tech Startup in Africa – Webinar Date: 6th October 2021 (Wednesday) Time: 12 PM (CET) Register: https://freshworks.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DUtXHQEYQHyDKN2bhdkKRg?utm_source=fm_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=136790&_fm_st=B06332286E683BF7F8B9790B5896C0A09C60334CB865D0772B23A45172051C644CD005E0517BEBE9C6D38718620283D1   Startup Funding The African Union and the AfBC…

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EFSA Quizzed about SA Government’s ICT Strategy

Oct 7, 2021 |

The government is considering revising its ICT Strategy and EFSA was asked for views on issues such as ease of business. EFSA had to admit that the CIPC has become…

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SABRIC Report on Fraud in SA

Oct 7, 2021 |

The latest SABRIC report for Q1 – Q2 2021 shows that digital banking fraud increased by 33%, debit card fraud by 20%, although credit card fraud dropped by 7%.

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