7 essentials to create a resilient global healthcare supply chain
It was 20 years ago, when the SARS outbreak exposed key fragilities in the global healthcare supply chain, that people internationally began to talk seriously about pandemic preparedness. Eight years ago, when the Ebola outbreak proved the world no better prepared to address outbreaks, there was more talk and some action. This included the founding […]
6 work challenges the metaverse will address
The metaverse represents the next quantum leap forward. It promises to change how we socialize, play, learn and shop and will also heavily influence how we work. It promises big impact – as a $5 trillion industry by 2030 and with a positive, “breakthrough” or “transformational” effect on work, according to industry experts. Whilst there are challenges of a shared, persistent, […]
5 ways financial leaders can bring us closer to net-zero
Looking ahead in 2023, economic uncertainty looms large, as ongoing and overlapping global crises – from the COVID-19 pandemic to the war in Ukraine to the relentless effects of climate change – risk paralyzing progress. In times of such upheaval, maintaining the status quo can seem like the sure path. But it is in these […]
Towards a new global agreement to facilitate investment for development
The impact of sustainable investment. Foreign direct investment (FDI) can play an important role in delivering the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Investment flows help advance a nation’s development by bringing capital, employment, export opportunities, greater consumer choice, advanced technologies, managerial experience and overall economic growth. In 2017, 70 economies started a process at the World […]
UN experts to intervene in Zambia lead pollution case
© UNICEF/Karin Schermbrucke – Women and children collect water from a recently rehabilitated well point in Gwembe Valley, Zambia. (file) New York, USA, le 20 January 2023-/A South African court has allowed a group of UN-appointed experts to intervene in a class action lawsuit against a mining company based in Zambia, the UN human rights office, […]
Trading-up: Taking the high road out of trade doldrums
As we enter 2023, with the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos taking place under the banner of “Cooperation in a Fragmented World”, the future of global trade and investment is murky. Geopolitical tensions and industrial policy have cast a long shadow on economic openness. Teetering on the brink of a painful downturn, the global economy […]
#WEF23: ‘Reigniting Growth in Africa’
African economies are slowly recovering from the socio-economic impacts of the pandemic but are constrained by tight fiscal space, unequal access to external finance and increasing debt vulnerabilities. What policy actions are needed to enhance economic diversification and unleash the private sector’s potential in the region? Watch this lively session for answers. SOURCE: AFRICA.COM | WEFORUM
Another Silicon Valley Firm Accused of Exploiting African Workers
As San-Francisco-based AI development firm OpenAI’s dream of achieving general artificial intelligence (AI) picks up speed, reports of how it used 200 underpaid Kenyans to remove racism, sexism, and violence from ChatGPT-3’s language model are appalling. OpenAI didn’t learn from Meta, which was sued in Nairobi last May by content moderators for union busting and […]
African Countries Starlink Plans to Roll Out in 2023 and 2024
South Africa is not among the 37 African countries where SpaceX’s Starlink aims to roll out in the next two years. The World Bank has estimated that only 29% of people in Sub-Saharan Africa had access to the Internet in 2020. Starlink’s promise of high-speed and low-latency connectivity could provide a big boost to Africa’s […]
Power Cuts Force Culling of Millions of Chicks in South Africa
There are more warnings of rising food prices due to load shedding, with the cost of chicken in the spotlight. The South African Poultry Association said processing has had to be reduced over the past six weeks due to a backlog caused by extended load shedding. Ten million chicks have had to be culled. At […]
