by Dianne Bayley | Jun 7, 2022 | Innovation
Embodying entrepreneurship and innovation like no other sector, Africa’s startup ecosystem is blossoming. Innovative thinkers are localising tools such as AI and edge computing, among other technologies, to develop their own solutions to uniquely African challenges,...
by Dianne Bayley | May 30, 2022 | Innovation
When WhatsApp Business launched in 2018, it’s safe to say that many people feared they’d be inundated with promotional messages from businesses, by Dori-Jo Bonner, Strategist at Striata Africa.Those fears have largely proven unfounded. That’s not because it isn’t...
by Dianne Bayley | May 24, 2022 | Innovation
Cash is still king in South Africa. But according to Anton van der Merwe, COO of leading pan-African fintech enablement partner, Ukheshe Technologies, its long reign is increasingly under threat as businesses and consumers begin counting the real, hidden costs behind...
by Dianne Bayley | May 17, 2022 | Sustainability
Customers expect an easy, hassle-free omnichannel shopping experience; and digital innovation is the answer that retailers have been waiting for. It has been rapidly transforming retail value chains in recent years, writes John Watling, Managing Director within the...
by Dianne Bayley | May 15, 2022 | Innovation
New thinkers are not only revolutionising the ways in which data can lead to innovation, but also the ways in which we work to realise those innovations. Africa has its own means of fostering, accommodating, and eventually promoting its own pool of data talent, notes...
