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Top 4 Most Trending Stories – Week in Review

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As this week comes to a close we take a look at the stories that resonated most with our readers. Mobile data prices take the cup this week, as readers rushed to find out which African country has the most...
Company News

DiDi Shuts Down Operations in South Africa

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DiDi, a Chinese ride-hailing services company, announced on Monday that it is shutting down operations in South Africa. The ride-hailing giant has been operating in the country for a year of ups and down. According to TechCrunch, the company hasn't...
Retail

TFG Acquires Quench in Big Push Towards E-Commerce

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TFG, through its Labs division, has acquired digital shopping platform and last-mile delivery provider Quench. This latest acquisition forms part of TFGLabs’ ambition into becoming one of South Africa’s next e-commerce powerhouses. “With this acquisition we gain access to fast,...
FinTech

How SA’s E-Commerce Market is Maturing According to Black Friday Data

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A stable technical performance along with a more than 30% increase in first-time online shoppers and strong growth in both transaction volume and value, all point to a maturing e-commerce market, says South African payment services provider, DPO South...
Lists

4 Big Retail Tech Trends You Need to Know About for 2022

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Over the last two years, the retail landscape has changed immeasurably. Behaviours and technologies that seemed like they were a decade away from coming to fruition are now normal. Even as a combination of vaccines and new treatments signal...
Features

How To Start A Dropshipping Business In South Africa

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Dropshipping has proven to be one of the most efficient businesses strategies for starting a profitable venture. Over the last several years, more and more people have begun establishing e-commerce enterprises thanks to this accessible business model. This type of...
Lists

3 Distinct Industries that are Kick-Starting Job Creation in South Africa

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There is absolutely no doubt that South Africa is in the midst of a major unemployment crisis. The latest stats show that the official unemployment rate is 34.4%, a record high. The expanded unemployment figure, which includes discouraged job seekers,...
FinTech

3 Payments Trends for Emerging Markets to Keep Eye On in 2022

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2021 has seen an immense ongoing acceleration and development of the payments industry, giving a strong overall boost to global e-commerce—it is predicted that e-commerce sales worldwide will reach $4.9 trillion by the end of this year. While the popularity...
East Africa

Kenya’s E-Commerce is on the Rise

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In June, Visa reported that the top market contributors for e-commerce in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) over the last three years were South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya with Ghana also showing growth having replaced Kenya in the top three contributors...
Online & Social

You Can Now Order KFC Through WhatsApp in South Africa

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In a novel move for chat commerce in the continent, KFC South Africa has announced the launch of an innovative chat-ordering channel. The channel will allow customers to place a food order via WhatsApp for collection, and will soon...
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Offboarded Employees and ITAM – It Doesn’t Have to Be a Mess

As today’s workplace shifted to digital, companies often focus heavily on onboarding, but what happens when an employee decides...
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