Browsing: Opinion

by Mmaki Jantjies South Africa’s education system is complex, with historical inequalities dating back to apartheid. Most of the country’s…

by Alison Gillwald; Anri van der Spuy, and Gabriella Razzano Tracking people infected with COVID-19 has become an important weapon…

The COVID-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc on global societies and economies. With more than two million cases in 210 countries…

For years, remote working was a concept that many companies dabbled in, allowing staff to work from home or coffee…

by Gale Ure The search for a COVID-19 vaccine has sparked international media controversy and negative sentiment around the potential…

by Andrew Brown During a pandemic, access to accurate and current information is key. Data sharing is more important than…

The COVID-19 epidemic has found our world smart and progressive, ready more than ever to deal with an epidemic. Unfortunately,…

As COVID-19 has disrupted life as we know it, I have been inspired by the stories of organisations around the…

The world is currently facing a catastrophic health crisis. But beyond that, a dramatic reshuffling of the global economy, society…

Some senior officials in the Trump administration have put forward new measures to restrict the global supply of chips to…

South Africa is officially in lockdown in an effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19. While this means that many…

by Peter van Heusden One important aspect of managing emerging infections is identifying chains of transmission and assigned cases to…

by Moses Ngware Almost universally, one of the first measures taken to contain the spread of COVID-19 was the closure…

African private sector has a major part to play in supporting governments to defeat COVID-19 in Africa. That is one…

It has taken a tiny organism, SARS-CoV-2, to get even the most conservative traditionalists to accept that state institutions are…

Refinitiv today released the 2020 first-quarter investment banking analysis for Sub-Saharan Africa. According to the report, investment banking fees in…

by Stefan Nalletamby As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a devastating impact globally, the African continent, while less affected, is preparing to…

by Dr Gilad Isaacs As government, economists, activists, business leaders and the public debate the size and scope of government…

On April 2, 2020, Rocket Internet announced that they have sold their holding in Jumia. Without stating their reasons for…

by Stanley Shanapinda, La Trobe University A conspiracy theory claiming 5G can spread the coronavirus is making the rounds on…

BTC predicted to reach highs of $15,499 by year’s end However, the coin may have lost it’s ‘safe-haven investment’ status…

Technology group EOH continues to be an undisputed market leader in its core ICT businesses, which operate principally under the…

by Niema Moshiri When you hear the term “evolutionary tree,” you may think of Charles Darwin and the study of…

Banks can be as powerful and valued as the big technology firms. Yes, those trillion-dollar titans. This is because banks…

South African schools and tertiary institutions, like in many countries around the world, will remain closed for a lockdown period…