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The future of our cities
In Singapore, there are automated meter readers and drones to detect infectious diseases, autonomous cars, assistive robots in healthcare; and one can travel with ease through the city’s train and bus system with contactless payments. In fact, Singapore has a Digital Government Blueprint, which outlines how the government will better deliver public services through the […]
Is 2020 the year Africa takes charge of its destiny?
Does 2020 mark the year Africa steps into its stride and takes charge of its destiny in the 21st century? While we’re still dealing with the disruptive events of this year, I would argue that Africa’s moment has finally come. How we act over the coming months will echo across a generation. Take the correct […]
5 key innovation drivers that redefine virtual meetings
Since the implementation of a national lock-down we have witnessed an aggressive adoption of video conferencing technologies such as Google Meet, Zoom and Microsoft Teams as the go-to resources for hosting virtual gatherings ranging from mini-concerts to online classes as well as company meetings, room.sh is a South African born solution produced by the team […]
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UFS complicity in thought on Iran
Former ANC member of parliament, Andrew Feinstein, in his book, The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade, writes about the ironic relationship between apartheid South Africa and the state of Israel. He illustrates this by pointing out the ‘bizarre’ event of neo-Nazi South African prime minister, B.J. Vorster, paying his respects to victims of the Holocaust […]
Jacob Zuma’s Waterloo
Jacob Zuma’s arrogant request for Deputy Chief Justice to recuse himself from the commission of inquiry is not only legally absurd but politically preposterous. Zuma has over the past 15 years played poker with the legal system, played chess with various legal challenges, and now is attempting to play roulette with Judge Zondo. His Stalingrad […]
Tsitsi Dangarembga and the politics of identity
When I was a PhD student at Cambridge in 2000, The Economist had a cover article titled Hopeless Continent. It was a humiliating article that cited the wars in Sierra Leone, floods in Mozambique and land invasions in Zimbabwe. As a proud African, I found it difficult to wake up that day and face anyone. […]
INNOVATION
Is 2020 the year Africa takes charge of its destiny?
Does 2020 mark the year Africa steps into its stride and takes charge of its destiny in the 21st century?
While we’re still dealing with...
EDUCATION
Fractured doesn’t mean broken
When Covid-19 hit, there were only four questions that took primary place in the human anxious hours of 3 am in the morning:
Am I...
ECONOMICS
Development finance institutions pledge to sustain Covid-19 mitigation, livelihood recovery
Multilateral development finance institutions have pledged to continue to collaborate in their efforts to mitigate the adverse impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and accelerate...
