South Africa’s ecommerce market is worth R10 billion per year. By 2021, the number of online shoppers is expected to have reached 24.79 million.
“Our recent research on SA shows people are browsing three hours or more on their mobile phones and 25% shop online. They trust local brands,” says Geraldine Mitchley, Visa senior director for digital solutions in sub-Sahara Africa.
These entrepreneurs have cashed in on ecommerce and launched successful online stores that have either established their dominance in the market, or are taking the e-tailing world by storm.
Here’s how these 15 ecommerce capitalists are making money using the Internet:
- Aisha Pandor
- Andrew Higgins
- Kerryn Tremearne
- David Davies
- Andrew Smith, Paul Galatsis and Shane Dryden
- Trevor Gosling
- Nicholas Haralambous
- Justin Drennan
- Neo Lekgabo
- Ryan Bacher
- Tracy Kruger
- Luke Jedeikin
- Tarryn Abrahams
- Sascha Breuss
- Antonio Bruni