Push for a pizza, swipe for a cleaner and tap for a taxi. The rise of apps like Uber is facilitating the culture of ‘I want it, and I want it now’. For digital-savvy city-dwellers from London to Beijing, everything you need – from your dinner to a ride home – is just an app away.

Uber plans to make ‘everything’ available on-demand in South Africa, with UberEverything providing food, home delivery and numerous other courier services at the push of a button. With the continent undergoing a consumerism boom, it's ripe new ground for for the brand.

Signing up to a gym is a positive step to improve your physical health. But if you don’t follow through, that monthly payment, along with other unnecessary direct debits, can leave you ailing financially. Though these costs may be acknowledged, what stops people taking action to save some money?

As incomes rise and the middle classes grow, Africa's palate for food blending local tastes with contemporary convenience has seen a rise in the number of homegrown fast food outlets combating international giants. What remains to be seen is if these two types of takeaway can co-exist.