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There are various initiatives through which entrepreneurs can come together to ideate, develop, test and launch a product (and company) in Africa, but none…

In the “old days” just a few years ago, it was a good idea to arrive two hours before your domestic flight in order…

Taking your business else-where can have some negative connotations, unless of course you are talking about taking it online, in which case you are…

Earlier this year, I closed my startup. So now I get to reflect on what I’d have done differently. Hindsight is unfair and inaccurate,…

In February, I put Nigeria’s two leading ecommerce giants Jumia Nigeria and Konga to the test. The results showed some concerns about the quality…

Regardless of the size of your company or how long you have been in operation, it is essential that you have communication tools in…

In the South African market we constantly see the rise and fall of different online shopping ventures. Some of these businesses use proven cookie-cutter methods of…

In January last year an illegal copy of the movie, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, was making its rounds on the internet. The…

South African entrepreneur and the founder of creative agency group MadWorld, Adelaide Potgieter, is very daring. In between rocky roads of the past, vulnerabilities,…

Apart from the fact that one is a continent and the other a country, Africa is the new China. This seems like an odd…

Have you ever noticed how some companies seem to go out of their way to place obstacles between their customers and great service? I…

Starting an ecommerce store in South Africa is a difficult undertaking; making it a success is a far more daunting challenge. Wootware is an…

Last week, we witnessed one of South Africa’s greatest success stories to date. A local tech company was acquired by Automattic, which is the…

Once the realm of stodgy bankers, the financial services industry is changing rapidly as young software engineers breathe new life into the sector. That’s…