Today is E-commerce Day, an annual initiative to support and help grow South Africa's online shopping sector. E-commerce industry players including PayFast, bidorbuy, PriceCheck, uAfrica, and Lulalend have banded together to establish the networking platform to help local entrepreneurs start or expand their e-commerce businesses. The launch comes as the COVID-19 pandemic has fundamentally changed online shopping in South Africa's retail sector, fuelling a dramatic increase in the number of local e-shoppers. To discuss this further, Samora mangesi spoke to Yaron Assabi, founder and CEO of a digital department store, Digitalmall.com

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E-commerce Day - 10 March 2021

Facebook is launching a new campaign in partnership with the World Health Organisation, WHO, called 'Together Against Covid-19 Misinformation' across a number of African countries. The campaign will show up on Facebook through a series of graphics with tips on how to spot false news. Aïda Ndiaye, Public Policy Manager at Facebook, said that ensuring users are getting authoritative information about Covid-19 vaccines is just some of the vital work they are doing at Facebook. More from Aïda Ndiaye in the United Kingdom...

Facebook's new campaign - 'Together Against Covid-19 Misinformation'

"Bringing more female commercial drivers into the transport industry makes business, economic and social sense. The industry is willing and eager to transform. To do this successfully however, requires a concerted drive: with proper planning and a sustained approach". This is one of the key messages that emerged from the inaugural online dialogue titled "Women in Transport: Unlocking Opportunities for Female Truck Drivers and Couriers", that took place in March 2021. Hosted by South Africa's Commercial Transport Academy, CTA, the event was supported by a number of industry organisations and attended by representatives from operators, government departments, state owned enterprises and industry service providers. More from Nicci Scott, founder of the CTA.

Unlocking Opportunities for Female Truck Drivers and Couriers - CTA

On Thursday, 18 March 2021, the Energy and Water Sector Education and Training Authority, EWSETA, and Wits Business School in South Africa have launched an executive leadership programme which aims to empower women in the energy and water sectors in South Africa. In funding this programme, EWSETA seeks to capacitate women operating in mid to senior-level management positions with the skills they require to gain their rightful place in what for too long has been a male-dominated environment. To further discuss this, Zikhona Miso spoke to Tsholofelo Mokotedi; Planning, Reporting and Monitoring Executive at EWSETA…

E-commerce Day - 10 March 2021

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