Africa’s Digital Economy Welcomes Web3
Eric Osiakwan The global pandemic has had the unintended consequence of speeding up Africa’s digital economy. The transition to digital services and the adoption of transformative mobile technologies have been rapid in the last two years with e-commerce being the biggest beneficiary. This digital transformation has been driven by home grown solutions – some of […]
Cheapflights Reveals The Best Countries For Travel And Remote Working In 2022
South Africa ranked 61st in global index of best countries for combining remote work and travel adventures Portugal lands at the number one spot in the Index Cheapflights also features a time-zone ranking to help users find the best ‘workation’ spot for their team’s time zone As more people embrace flexible working environments and set […]
Master Data Management Delivers Secure Data Analytics With Okera Partnership
Okera, Inc. and Master Data Management (Pty) Ltd. recently announced a partnership that will see Masterdata deliver the Okera Dynamic Access Platform in the African market Master Data Management, an African data management company, has entered a reseller and implementation partnership with Okera, Inc, the Universal Data Authorisation company. The partnership will see Masterdata sell and […]
Master Your Money In 2022: 5 Things That Will Make A Big Difference To Your Personal Bottom Line
It’s a situation too many South Africans are all too familiar with; coming back from a well-deserved year-end break only to realise that you’ve overspent significantly and that your personal finances are in far poorer shape than they should be at the beginning of a new year. Rather than crying over spilt milk, use the […]
U.S. Government Investing $1.9M To Boost Fonio Exports From Mali
USAID / Prosper Africa co-investment grant to Mali Shi SA and Yolélé will boost exports, create 13,000 jobs Establishing a direct trade of fonio between the United States and Mali is the ambitious goal of a joint project of two companies, Mali Shi SA and Yolélé, which have been awarded a co-investment grant of $1.9 million […]
Female Black Filmmakers Are Claiming Their Seat At The Table
Female black filmmakers are still underrepresented in the film industry, as in most other public spheres of society, compared to their male counterparts. Between 2007 and 2016, from the 1,000 top-grossing films around the world, only 4 percent of all directors were black and female. However, the last years have seen a gradual emergence of female […]
How Place Of Birth Shapes Chances Of Going To University
Many newly independent African countries in the 1960s inherited regional and ethnic inequalities in formal educational attainment. These new states bound together sub-national regions of diverse ethnic and religious communities. The regions differed in their exposure to missionary activity – the main vector in the spread of formal western education in the colonial era. Inequalities in […]
