Since the term was coined in 2016, femtech, a sub-sector in health technology dedicated to creating solutions that address female wellbeing continues to gain traction and attract VC funding globally. In Africa, however, the space is still very much in its budding phase. This segment is dedicated to telling stories of innovators, their solutions, the […]
Online shopping is not an upper-class luxury. When a crisis forces normal economic and social activities to shut down, people must still be able to find food, toiletries and other essentials. Social distancing norms that prevent visits to physical shops make online stores the last resort for supplies. But as more than one South African […]
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Yesterday, Supermart.ng officially launched their “Proudly Nigerian” drive, with the goal of encouraging the purchase of local products by enabling customers to more easily identify local versus imported products.
Zambia-based ecommerce platform, Dot Com Zambia has received investment worth $500,000 from Zambia-based venture finance and private equity firm, Kukula Capital and eVentures Africa Fund.
E-commerce payment solutions company, 3G Direct Pay has received the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard ( PCI DSS) compliance certification.
