Black Friday grows African e-commerce

Dec 5, 2014

JUMIA, Africa’s largest online shopping mall, kicked off Black Friday offering special deals and discounts of up to 75% across its large assortment of products, including best-selling electronic devices, home and living products, groceries, service deals, sport...

Shop in the US with PayPal, USaddress.com

Nov 27, 2014

PayPal is partnering with USaddress.com to make online shopping in the holiday season even easier. Why should only Americans enjoy the amazing holiday discounts? PayPal has launched a partnership with USaddress.com to enable customers in the majority of sub-Saharan...

SA’s first online pub shop launched

Nov 21, 2014

Three South African entrepreneurs (hailing from Centurion in Pretoria and Fourways in Johannesburg) have launched what is the country’s first online pub accessories and novelties buying experience. Based in Pretoria, and delivering nationally, Pubstuff boasts a...

Pick n Pay launches Christmas site

Nov 13, 2014

Pick n Pay has launched its Christmas campaign, designed to encourage South Africans to embrace the traditional Christmas festivities.The online destination offers everything consumers could need for a hassle-free, South African Christmas.

Gumtree revamps automotive section

Nov 12, 2014

Gumtree has made big changes to their highly-trafficked automotive section, by monetising the channel and becoming an automotive platform of note. They recently introduced an ad management and customization dashboard for professional sellers. “While we haven’t seen...

Hellofood reaches download milestone

Oct 31, 2014

Hellofood with its affiliated brands Foodpanda, and Delivery Club, has recorded five-million downloads of its native mobile applications. Lately the company has continuously increased its focus on mobile, after releasing its next generation food ordering app in July....