Section - E-Commerce

SA set to experience first Amazon Prime Day

by Allan Davison | June 23, 2026 | E-Commerce, Technology Areas | 0 Comments

Prime Day, Amazon’s flagship annual global shopping event exclusive to Prime members, is taking place for the first time in South Africa from 23 to 29 June. Anyone can sign up to Amazon Prime for a 30-day free trial or join Prime billed monthly at R59/month or...

SA businesses must become ‘unmissable’ to AI

by Allan Davison | June 9, 2026 | E-Commerce Trends, Technology Areas | 0 Comments

It has happened before. Physical commerce brought products closer to consumers through stores, malls and distribution networks, making access easier and more immediate. By Adheesh Ori, customer and growth lead for consumer goods and services: retail and automotive at...

Uhuru Marketplace opens in SA

by Allan Davison | June 2, 2026 | E-Commerce, Technology Areas | 0 Comments

Uhuru Marketplace is a peer-to-peer AI-powered marketplace designed to reduce the barrier to entry for South Africans selling second-hand tools and services to the local market. The platform provides a professional, easily personalised, AI-embedded marketplace to...

Online retailers confuse compliance with cybersecurity

by Allan Davison | April 17, 2026 | E-Commerce Trends, Technology Areas | 0 Comments

For e-commerce enterprises in a booming, R130-billion and counting industry, it is tempting to view payments compliance as the finish line, a signal that a business is secure. But in practice, compliance is just the starting point. There are many who don’t realise...

Samsung launches VPP portal

by Allan Davison | Jan 14, 2013 | E-Commerce, Technology Areas | 0 Comments

Since its introduction, the Samsung VIP Purchase Programme (VPP) has provided professional organisations with access to an exclusive e-commerce portal that has the latest Samsung products available for purchase. “Samsung is committed to providing consumers with the...