South Africa’s new school year has begun with renewed attention on digital inclusion. MTN South Africa, through the MTN SA Foundation, has provided digital…
In startups we trust: Africa and its ‘silent’ rise to stardom
It’s starting to get redundant to say tech is big in Africa. Of course tech is big in Africa. Tech is big everywhere –…
5 ways you can prepare for the shift from ecommerce to ‘all-commerce’
When the ecommerce boom first hit, retailers scrambled to develop an online presence. Whole departments were created to manage this separate branch of commerce…
Steve Ballmer to startups: ‘take a long-term view’
As Microsoft charts a new course under Satya Nadella, the company’s former head and now Microsoft board member, Steve Ballmer, has been candid about…
Bad business: the makings of an ecommerce venture in Africa
If you had to pick any industry that Africa seems to have clung onto since its tech boom, it has to be ecommerce. For…
