Features
[Column] Simon McCullough: Multi-cloud is redefining app development
Let's take a look at how multi-cloud is changing the app development game and bringing previously siloed teams closer together.
[Column] Olagoke Aluko: Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) regulations lead the way in reshaping consumer behaviour and industry in Kenya
Kenya has paid a heavy price in lives lost for its slow uptake of LPG as a cooking fuel.
[Column] Kathryn-Leigh Storm: Globalstar eliminates blind spots for business
It’s ubiquity and capability allowing for organisations across multiple industries to communicate over vast distances and gain critical visibility into rural and remote locations.
[Column] NJ Ayuk: Between extortion and the sanctity of Petroleum contracts in Nigeria, DRC and Senegal
Last week, a UK commercial court gave reason to a claim by engineering company P&ID, which demands over USD$9 billion from the Nigerian government over a failed gas deal.
[Column] Michael Hailu: Africa needs more youth to farm, let’s give them the tools to do so
It has long been clear that agriculture needs more young people, not only to secure Africa's future food security but to modernize farming.
[Column] Judy Njino: Strengthen partnerships to meet the SDGs
What do the Sustainable Development Goals aim to achieve? The world is ten years away from the deadline for achieving the 2030 Agenda.
[Column] Mukhisa Kituyi: Reigniting international investment flows
International investment flows have been weak for a decade. Last year, global foreign direct investment fell again, by 13%, the third consecutive decline.
[Column] Mervyn George: Remote working is the future. Are South Africa enterprises ready?
As the Experience Economy gathers pace, organizations will place increasing focus on engineering the best experiences not only for its customers and partners but its workforce.
[Africa Tech Week] Facebook is targeting African fake news in local languages
Facebook's third-party fact-checking programme relies on feedback from the Facebook community, as one of many signals Facebook uses to raise potentially false stories to fact-checkers for review.
[Column] Bob Koigi: New age farming is the answer to Africa’s growing food demand
The unprecedented population boom in Africa, the highest world over, continues to put more pressure on food producers as they grapple with having more mouths to feed.
[Column] Bernard Ford: The new revolution every business should talk about
Just as telephones and cars changed how we work and play, 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR) is ushering in a new age that shouldn’t be ignored.
[Column] Trevor Kimani: Fintechs are disrupting the local traditional remittance market
Data from the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) shows that diaspora inflows in the country rose to Ksh30.4 billion ($295.3 million) in June compared to Ksh25.1 billion ($243.2) in May.
[Column] Nick Durrant: Helping customers manage their money on the move
Consumers are using mobile devices to purchase financial services and to manage their accounts and this has largely led to the rise in branch closures at most major banks.
[Column] Sabelo Dlamini: Data analysis - it's about finding the right tools for the job
Data analysis helps organisations make sense of complex data sets, providing insights that are not necessarily visible to the human eye.
[Column] Paul Akiwumi: Why Angola must foster entrepreneurship and diversify its economy
As Angola’s new president João Lourenço embarks on reforms aimed at fostering a dynamic local entrepreneurial sector, his success will ultimately be judged by the fortunes of people like Alcino António.
[Column] Mike Smits: The rise of Sub-Saharan Africa as a fintech hub
Sub-Saharan Africa is one of the fastest-growing investment zones for financial technology companies according to new research says Forbes.
[Column] Donna Rachelson: What Corporate SA should be doing this Women’s month
South African business has a serious diversity problem - only 3.3% of listed companies have female CEOs and 85% of CEOs are white, despite an increase from 2018.
[Column] Vino Govender: Making sense of the 5G investment
While estimates for global investment into 5G over the next few years vary, one thing is certain: the funds needed to make 5G a reality is easily the largest global capital outlay in telecommunications history.
[Column] Deon De Swardt: Preparing South Africa for the future of work
South Africa alone has a youth population of 20.6 million, making up 35.7 percent of the country’s total population of about 57.7 people.
[Column] Gary Bannatyne: The time for young women to Level Up in tech is here
Although women have come a long way in the workplace in terms of the roles they are now filling, they still make up an incredibly small percentage of the ICT sector.
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