Jumia, one of Africa’s leading e-commerce platforms, has replatformed its retail media operations to Mirakl Ads, marking a strategic step in expanding its advertising…
Internet on your TV: What’s all the fuss about?
South African mobile operators Vodacom and MTN have just launched competing products that allow you to surf the internet from your TV. Vodacom’s Webbox…
Top two Alibaba execs resign over fraud allegations
China’s largest e-commerce group, Alibaba.com, has confirmed that two of its top executives, Chief Executive David Wei, and Chief Operating Officer, Elvis Lee, have…
Exclusive: Major int’l VC stealthily buying into SA eCommerce sites
A major US$3.5-billion New York-based hedge fund headed by investor Lee Fixel has been quietly buying up some major eCommerce properties in South Africa…
Mobile web exploding, but mobile sales lagging… for now
It’s no secret that the world has suddenly woken up to the mobile web explosion. Exponential statistics abound and atmospheric graphs shoot up and…
