TECH & INNOVATION: SA's app economy sees tenfold growth.

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South Africa’s app economy has grown tenfold over the past two years and is tipped for more growth, driven by the booming internet penetration and an increase in mobile-first consumers.
This emerged during the recent App Growth and Marketing Insights Summit, organised by peer-to-peer file-sharing app SHAREit, in partnership with digital media firm PerformDM.
18 Oct 2022 9AM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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