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Experienced directors of companies are in high demand in countries around the world. For this reason, many hold multiple directorships.…

If you feel like you’ve never been under more pressure as a consumer, then you’re not alone. Over the past…

With more than 30 million South Africans active on social media, insurers have a wealth of unstructured data to tap…

Any hopes we had that 2022 would be a year of post-pandemic growth and rebuilding were shattered in its early…

It’s hard to imagine that the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the fourth industrial revolution can be part of the…

China has rapidly become Africa’s most important infrastructure builder, and the footprint of Chinese construction companies is seen in cities,…

Where is the global economy heading in 2023? After all the challenges of last year, it’s a question we ask…

In 2022, we successfully pulled ourselves out of crisis mode. US restrictions are now our new normal, and we’re back…

By Bomikazi Zeka Debt, in some form or another, is part of our financial profiles whether we like it or…

Your heart beats around 100,000 times every day. Heart rate is a key marker of cardiovascular activity and an important…

In August 1955, a group of scientists made a funding request for $13,500 to host a summer workshop at Dartmouth…

2022 has been a rollercoaster. I don’t think any of us could have predicted what was coming. The constant through…

In the four years since an experiment by disgraced scientist He Jiankui resulted in the birth of the first babies…

I’m sorry Dave. I am afraid I can’t do that.  Die-hard science fiction fans might get the reference from the…

We’ve all had some kind of interaction with a chatbot. It’s usually a little pop-up in the corner of a…

Type “Teddy bears working on new AI research on the moon in the 1980s” into any of the recently released…

The NBA was recently rocked by footage of Golden State Warrior teammates involved in a fistfight during practice. It is…

Usually when one thinks about fraud at a company, the first thing pictured is an outside intruder. Or it might…

For some companies, selling and servicing their products digitally is relatively simple. You upload your products into an online store…

South Africa has notoriously high levels of violence against women. The latest police figures show that 10,818 rape cases were…

Speech by Dr. Liang Hua, Chairman of board, Huawei Technologies at Huawei Sustainable Development Forum in Shenzhen. Welcome to today’s forum.…

What do a cybersecurity researcher building a system to generate alerts for detecting security threats and vulnerabilities, a wildfire watcher…

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work. The big idea My colleagues and I have developed…

Why should your geographic location limit your ability to send and receive money? Why should it affect your ability to…

Around the developing world, informal retail continues to be a powerful social force, employing millions of people who might otherwise…