Uber’s mega-deal hands Prosus a R40-billion exit

by nouman | Jul 16, 2026 | Delivery Hero, Naspers, News, Prosus, Retail and e-commerce, Sections, Uber, Uber Eats

Prosus is set to pocket about €2.1-billion from the sale of its remaining stake in Delivery Hero to Uber.

The middlemen powering Africa’s online shopping boom

by nouman | 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.

Meet the SA software house behind Pick n Pay’s Penny

by nouman | Jul 13, 2026 | asap, Catalyst Software, Enrico Ferigolli, Google, Google Gemini, Iain Mackenzie, News, Penny, Pick n Pay, Pick n Pay asap, Retail and e-commerce, Sections

Catalyst Software helped build the retailer’s Gemini-powered shopping assistant – and rebuilt the asap! app it lives in.

Woolworths joins SA’s grocery AI race – but you’ll wait for it

by nouman | Jul 13, 2026 | Checkers, Jose Rodrigues, My Woolies Chef, News, Penny, Pick n Pay, Pixie, Retail and e-commerce, Sections, Shoprite, Sixty60, Woolies Dash, Woolworths

My Woolies Chef, an AI meal-planning assistant, will only reach a small beta group in September.

Shoprite claims early win in grocery AI wars

by nouman | Jul 13, 2026 | Checkers, Checkers Sixty60, Neil Schreuder, News, Retail and e-commerce, Sections, Shoprite, Sixty60

Shoprite’s first usage data for Pixie has been made available, a week after Pick n Pay launched rival AI assistant Penny.

South Africans warm to AI doing their shopping: DHL

by nouman | Jul 10, 2026 | DHL, Herman Venter, Naspers, News, Pablo Ciano, Retail and e-commerce, Sections, Takealot, Visa

New DHL research shows sub-Saharan Africa embracing AI shopping tools as local retailers eye global expansion.