The telco’s fintech arm has launched a new Rent-to-Own smartphone programme, offering 4G and 5G-enabled devices for as little as R10 a day. What…
South Africa’s big ecommerce problem is supply, not demand
Most of the discussion about the slow growth of e-commerce in South Africa focuses on consumers. But the biggest problems may be on the…
Taking Nigerians cashless: Q&A with PayPal’s business lead for Africa
Nigeria’s 170-million plus population has an estimated 60-million internet users, making it the largest potential market for PayPal of all the countries it has…
Groupon South Africa CEOs officially announce they’re stepping down
After four years at the head of one of South Africa’s fastest-growing ecommerce companies, Cape Town entrepreneurs Wayne Gosling and Daniel Guasco have announced…
‘Work is a sideline. Live the holiday’: welcome to the cult of entrepreneurship
I have a penchant for books about entrepreneurship and starting a business from almost nothing. Books about ideas, making those ideas work for you…
