Africa’s Business Leaders Now Have A Strong Mandate To Stand Up And Do Good
Jordan Rittenberry, CEO of Edelman Africa Africa’s business leaders now have a clear mandate from consumers and society to work with governments and civil society organisations to limit the fallout from Covid-19 and accelerate the continent’s development. In the age of consumer and employee activism, those that get it right could meaningfully enhance their reputations […]
SA Shoppers Are Online. Retailers Need To Meet Them With An Exceptional Experience
Consumers are embracing the e-commerce experience in growing numbers and corporate South Africa is taking serious notice, according to Geoff Hardy, Head of Digital, Immersion Group, a global team of experience design experts. Across the globe online sales have surged, while locally online transactions on Black Friday alone grew by more than 60%, and a recent […]
Malawian Youth Wipe Away Unemployment Tears With Agribusiness
By Esmie Komwa Eneya After getting tired of searching for employment for seven years, Feston Zale from Chileka area in Malawi’s Southern Region decided to venture into agribusiness. He started thinking of how to change the wetland he inherited from his parents into a horticultural farm. So he joined the Chileka Horticultural Cooperative to learn the […]
The Importance Of Ethics In Artificial Intelligence And How To Incorporate It
Robin Fisher, Senior Area Vice President of Salesforce Emerging Markets Artificial intelligence (AI) has accelerated significantly in recent years. Intended to make our daily activities more convenient and straightforward, the technology has gradually been integrated into the business and industrial worlds, as well as everyday life in South Africa and around the world. Chatbots have […]
AI, Automation The Only Option For SA
South Africa’s only option for addressing poverty and poor economic growth is to embrace 4IR technologies such as automation and Artificial Intelligence, to make the country more competitive. This is according to Prof. Tshilidzi Marwala, Vice-Chancellor and Principal at the University of Johannesburg and author of Closing the Gap: The Fourth Industrial Revolution in Africa, […]
