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20/06/2024

InDrive has been able to navigate Zimbabwe's difficult cash-based economy by cleverly choosing not to be an active participant in it... Well... Sort of...

InDrive has been able to navigate Zimbabwe's difficult payments infrastructure by cleverly choosing not to be an active participant in it

15/06/2024

The movement of goods is big business, but how effective and efficient are SADC’s corridors?

Here’s how the countries compare.

Read the full report with the link in the bio.

17/05/2024

Kenya and Nigeria have the bulk of ventures responsible for raising a bulk of the funding received by climate innovators on the continent (receiving a combined 44.88%) between 2019 and 2023 according to Catalyst Fund

18/03/2024

In Southern Africa, a higher portion of social media usage is by males with Namibia and Lesotho being the only outliers. Generally the split between the male and female social media users in the region hovers around the 50% mark.

11/03/2024

Zambia's capital, Lusaka, and the mining region that is the Copperbelt have the lion's share of the number of service stations in the country. 63.7% of the service stations in the country are within these 2 provinces

11/03/2024

Facebook still ranks at the top of the pile on the most-used social media platforms with YouTube surprisingly taking the second spot. The top 5 social media platforms each command users in the billions with the Chinese super app, Wechat rounding up the billion-user squad.

07/03/2024

At $290.7M, Egypt was the market that received the most e-commerce funding. Nigeria and Kenya were close behind.

07/03/2024

Some insights into the maturity of social media in the different SADC markets. In Malawi, traction is ramping up the most with a 74.4% growth year-on-year. South Africa, a well-matured space only saw a 0.8% increase in social media usage. On average, the region's growth stands close to 50%

06/03/2024

A quick snapshot of the state of mobile money in Africa.
-Eastern Africa has both the highest transaction volumes and value at 28bn and $492bn
-Western Africa has the largest number of live mobile money services.
-Southern Africa has the least activity in the mobile money space.

06/03/2024

Social media usage amongst Southern Africa's adult population stands at an average of 35.6%. The most common contributors to this low figure are the cost of connectivity and the devices that offer access to social media platforms. Social media usage is largely restricted to essential communication for most of those with access to it.

05/03/2024

South Africa's Intra-Africa exports amounted to US$30 Billion (R572 Billion) in 2022. Mozambique was the top export destination with Botswana coming in second. What is interesting is that almost all of South Africa's Intra-Africa trade is limited to 8 Southern African countries

05/03/2024

In as much as AI has been a trailblazer on the digital landscape, it is still very new in Africa with the majority of African countries sitting in the bottom half ( #97 and above). South Africa and Mauritius are in the top half however Mauritius is ahead by a good margin. What are they doing differently?

05/03/2024

The online retail sector has the largest segment of e-commerce in Africa being driven mainly by 4 countries. Nigeria, Egypt, Kenya, and South Africa. The vehicle Marketplace might be 2nd but beats commercial sectors like B2B commerce.

04/03/2024

IMF's observer mission gave an assessment of Zimbabwe's economic status. The highlights are:
5.3% estimated GDP growth
Growth rate to slow down towards Q3 of 2024 due to the drought
Unstable ZWL with over 30% difference between official and parallel market rate

04/03/2024

Africa's software market has been on the rise since 2016. 2024 revenues are projected to reach US$8.63 Billion with a greater proportion going towards Enterprise software.

04/03/2024

According to Briter Bridges, Jumia is the e-commerce startup that received the most funding at close to US$1 Billion. This Nigerian e-commerce giant has proliferated out of its home country into 11 other African markets bringing foreign competition to local e-commerce outfits in their own backyard.

22/02/2024

The mobile connectivity coverage gap has reduced significantly since 2024. Countries like South Africa have 100% population coverage of 3G connectivity. That said, the mobile internet usage gap seems to be widening. A case of very expensive mobile internet, internet-capable devices, and poor network infrastructure

22/02/2024

Africa's skill gap is a pain point for CEOs on the continent, with 65% attributing failure to innovate effectively as a direct result. This is higher than the global average of 55%.

22/02/2024

Zimbabwe's US$17.5 billion debt recorded halfway into 2023 is being seen by the IMF as a potential key area to address if there is to be significant progress made towards the country's development.

21/02/2024

Local Authorities rank higher the the Registrar of Companies in Zimbabwe with MSME Registrations, which underscores the ineffectual efforts to formalize the informal market

21/02/2024

Chinese Manufacturer FAW beat out Daimler and Toyota for the most commercial vehicles sold in South Africa this past January. A 420HP FAW truck retails for around US$35,000 with a comparable 440HP Volvo truck going for US$84000.

21/02/2024

It's a hectic space SuperSport Bet is trying to enter. Some well-established betting names dominate some of the markets SuperSport Bet is looking to enter. Names like Betway have a foothold in multiple markets.

20/02/2024

South Africa's vehicle market is very diversified. Toyota recorded the highest sales with VW a distant second. New entrants from China (Chery & Haval) recorded more sales than the likes of BMW & Mercedes Benz.

20/02/2024

The 25 to 34-year-old age group is the most active in the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in Zimbabwe. The gender ratio is male-dominated from below 15 to 34 with it switching over to female dominated at ages above 34.

19/02/2024

SuperSport has entered the world of betting that has been proliferating on the African continent. The majority of individuals (25% - 36%) that are into betting are doing so an average of a few times a week.

19/02/2024

41,636 new vehicles were sold in South Africa in January of 2024, slightly fewer than the 43,294 new vehicles sold in Jan 2023. Passenger cars and light commercial vehicles accounted for over 95% of all new vehicles sold.

19/02/2024

A snapshot of the SME space in Harare in 2020. US$7.1 million was collected by the City of Harare. 15,298 registered SME's. Agricultural produce has the largest number of stalls at 21,000.

30/01/2024

The 2008 Zambia SME policy is a quiet revolution on how to formalize the informal sector. The deliberate and patient policy has garnered measurable results through the relatively honest reporting from the Zambian Government's Agencies.

The Zambia SME Policy is one of few in Africa with measurable results on the impact policy can have in formalizing the informal sector

29/01/2024

56% of active bank accounts in Zimbabwe are low-cost bank accounts. This speaks to the popularity of lite accounts for local currency and prepaid debit cards for online payments.

29/01/2024

Energy tariffs in the SADC region vary wildly from as low as 2.95 USc/kWh in Angola to 27.12 USc/kWh in Seychelles. Such wide variations can make it very expensive for countries needing to import power to meet energy deficits