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WeChat’s African Adventure

Tencent’s WeChat has already conquered China. Can it do the same in South Africa?. Brett Loubser, CEO of Tencent Africa Services talked to MEF’s Tim Green about rising to the challenge... Fans of South African radio DJ Gareth Cliff have an interesting way of engaging with their favourite shock jock.…
Tim Green
June 28, 2017
AfricaAnalytics

Game of Phones, Deloitte’s African consumer survey

Smartphones are not just a part of our lives, they are our lives. That’s just one of the conclusions reached in Deloitte Africa’s recent consumer survey, Game of Phones. Here Arun Babu, Partner in the Strategy & Operations practice of Deloitte Consulting in Africa and Telecommunications Leader looks more deeply…
MEF
June 20, 2017
AfricaCountry Focus

Unlocking mobile content in Africa, the Basebone imperative

MEF member Basebone is now 10 years old. The company has built a business on providing mobile entertainment and value-added services through paid subscription portals across 10 countries in four continents. Its focus is on high growth, mobile first regions. The model works. In South Africa alone the company has…
MEF
June 14, 2017
Africa

Free download – regional eBulletin: Africa edition – out now

As a mobile first region, the growth in Africa is relentless. Milestones like registering its billionth mobile subscriber; the systematic upgrading of mobile networks and the declining cost of smartphones continue to stimulate a dynamic pan African mobile ecosystem. MEF’s new African regional eBulletin highlights the key trends, challenges and…
MEF
June 8, 2017
AfricaVAS

Will NFC have an impact in the African mobile payments space?

NFC technology already supports huge amounts of mobile payments around the world. Ovum forecasts that the number of consumers using it will hit 939 million by 2019 (in 2015 it was 11 million) and the value of transactions is expected to reach $115 billion, from $0.7 billion for the same…
MEF
November 29, 2016
AfricaOpinions

Where’s the Amazon for Africa?

Africa has a Nile, but can it also have an Amazon? Tim Green – just back from AfricaCom – looks into the issues facing e-commerce hopefuls like Jumia and Konga... Last week at AfricaCom someone was explaining to me how much Nigerians love to shop. He told me that when…
Tim Green
November 24, 2016
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