With youth unemployment above 60 percent, South Africa is betting on digital skills to drive inclusive growth. Here is how MICT SETA is positioning the next generation for the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Ex Naspers exec talks emerging markets and entrepreneurship
Former Naspers executive Kim Reid is the man behind Takealot. This South African online retail site is looking to gain significant market share in…
Why Kenya’s M-Pesa won’t work anywhere else
It’s the runaway success story: From a standing start just four years ago, over 15-million Kenyans now use the M-Pesa mobile money service to…
Steve Jobs’ resignation a boost for competitors
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs has resigned his position as the company’s CEO. The man, widely credited with taking Apple from a laggard in the…
What lies ahead: Online mobile payments and Africa’s small merchants
I’ve been pondering small business, payments and incentives quite a bit recently. Partly because of the web startups I’ve been seeing crop up locally,…
