by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 15, 2026 | Amazon, Amazon Leo, Estiaan Ferreira, HeroTel, Icasa, Internet and connectivity, Maziv, News, Sections, SpaceX, Starlink, Trevor Vieweg, Van Zyl Botha, Vodacom, Vumatel
Herotel will distribute Amazon Leo satellite broadband in South Africa – sidestepping the licensing trap snaring rival Starlink.
by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 15, 2026 | Amazon, Boeing, Dutch East India Company, EasyEquities, Elon Musk, Investment, Nasa, News, Sections, SpaceX, Starlink, xAI
Four centuries separate the VOC and SpaceX, but both asked the public to fund a frontier.
by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 14, 2026 | Afrety, Amadou Diallo, Amazon, Aramex, e-commerce, Francis Dufay, Jumia, MasterCard, MyUS, News, Retail and e-commerce, Sections, Senegal, Shein, Shop and Ship, Souane Diop, Takealot, Temu, Walmart
Big e-commerce brands are largely absent from Africa – but intermediaries are bringing their goods to shoppers anyway.
