Kalahari.com Named South Africa’s Favourite eCommerce Website

Kalahari.com has been named South Africa’s favourite ecommerce website by uAfrica at the eCommerce Awards held at the eCommerce Conference 2014. Yuppiechef.com won the award for Best eCommerce Store and Zando won in the best shopping process and customer service categories. Bidorbuy emerged winner in the eCommerce Services Platform category, and Poetry won the award

uAfrica to bring Shopify services to SA

South African e-commerce technology platform uAfrica has partnered with e-commerce store creator Shopify, to provide the latter’s services to the South African market. uAfrica said South Africans sell through a combination of web storefronts, online marketplaces and in-person, and the Shopify partnership helps bridge the gap and streamlines business operations and sales. HumanIPO reported last

Storm Set to Erupt Between SA e-Commerce Players, Banks

A major storm looks set to rock the South African online scene as some of the country’s largest e-commerce players square up against its biggest banking powers over online fraud detection. The heads of companies including Groupon South Africa, Takealot and uAfrica have formed an alliance expressing opposition to a new regulation which forces them