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When the International Monetary Fund slashed sub-Saharan Africa’s growth projections this spring, it seemed that the continent’s brief day in the sun had come…

Social media marketing has become an integral part of most companies’ marketing strategy. Gone are the days when it was considered an optional activity….

Napsers-backed instant messaging platform WeChat on Wednesday announced the launch of a R50-million seed fund specifically for startups working in the mobile space. The…

In a country where online sale of services is still arguably unpopular compared to retail and other services, TopCheck is attempting to achieve profitability…

The media world has seen major disruptions since the advent of the web, especially when it comes to social media and mobile. While there…

Last month, Seedstars World held its first challenge in Ethiopia’s capital city of Addis Ababa and the event featured eleven of the country’s best…

Whenever a company embarks on a process to create a culture that delights customers and creates loyalty, we usually recognise four very distinct phases…

Ecommerce in South Africa faces many challenges. From the consumer perspective, these include reluctance to pay delivery costs, confusion around payment and the need…

In the last ten days, this American-turned-adopted-South African was honoured to participate in the Global Impact Accelerator run by Slush, a 15 000-plus person…

CEOs like to say that their employees are the business, but a healthy business actually adds up to more than the sum of the…