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By Gary Allemann, Managing Director at Master Data Management Big data is the currency that now runs the world. But the applications of this incredible tool go far beyond business. When the COVID-19 pandemic made its way across the globe, big data was there to help scientists track the spread and derive helpful recommendations. All the […]
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By Kristalina Georgieva and Abebe Aemro Selassie Sub-Saharan Africa is in the grips of a third wave of COVID-19 infections that threatens to be even more brutal than the two that came before. This is yet more evidence of a dangerous divergence in the global economy. One track for countries with good access to vaccines, where strong recoveries […]
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The Fairwork Project has launched its third round of yearly ratings for digital platforms in South Africa, which highlight the precarious nature of work in the gig economy. The sustained impact of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to present challenges to South Africa’s economy. Unfortunately, the impact of the pandemic has been felt disproportionately by those […]
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By Jamila Akweley Okertchiri Seventeen-year-old Muniratu Adams, a form two student of the Jeyiri D/A Junior High School at Funsi in the Wa East District of the Upper West Region of Ghana, is fortunate to have returned to school this January after the long COVID-19 shutdown. Ghana’s education sector was one of the hardest affected by […]
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Despite The Onset Of The Covid-19 Pandemic. South Asia led the global trend, while the gap in mobile ownership persists A record number of women in South Asia now use mobile internet services, helping shrink the gender gap to 15% from 19% last year in low- and middle-income countries despite the onset of COVID-19, according […]
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By Olufunmilayo Okubena, Country Manager at Infobip Ghana To a large extent, enhancing the customer experience (CX) has been a game of catch-up for most organisations in Ghana, until the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic which significantly accelerated the uptake of digital channels by enterprises last year. As the pandemic drove consumers to avoid traditional physical […]
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Event hosted by Resolve to Save Lives Highlights Global Epidemic Response Successes and Strategies 20 May 2021, 9:00 AM EDTRegister here When COVID-19 hit, the world was not ready. The pandemic has revealed gaps in how the world thinks about, implements and measures epidemic preparedness. It has reinforced the need to work together to prepare for […]
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Bednet development must progress as fast as mosquito’s resistance evolves As World Malaria Day was marked across the globe, Global health company Vestergaard formed part of a panel to discuss lessons and opportunities in the fight against Malaria. The three-part webinar series, hosted by The Corporate Alliance on Malaria in Africa (CAMA) and its partners, highlighted how countries and businesses have adapted […]
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Professor Shabir Madhi shares his views at PSG’s latest Think Big webinar Most South Africans probably think our death rate from Covid-19 is around 50,000 people. But it is likely to triple this amount based on South African Medical Research Council modelling. This alarming information was revealed by Professor Shabir Madhi at PSG’s latest Think Big webinar this […]
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Based upon a Sasfin webinar with Paul Donovan, global chief economist at UBS, a Sasfin offshore investment partner The COVID-19 pandemic has hastened several structural changes that were gathering momentum before 2020, but this has several implications for policymakers worldwide, and, closer to home, for investors seeking to expand their offshore portfolios and build their global wealth. While pundits […]
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