Mar 1, 2022
Kathy Gibson is at Mobile World Congress 2022 – Despite the many benefits that technology has brought us, people still don’t really trust it. That’s according to José María Álvarez-Pallete, chairman and CEO of Telefónica, and a board member of the...
Feb 28, 2022
Kathy Gibson is at Mobile World Congress 2022 – Africa’s digital economy, driven by mobile commerce, could be worth as much as $180-billion by 2025. This is one of the conclusions from a new white paper, “Towards a Flourishing Digital Economy for all...
Feb 25, 2022
A rare exoplanet which orbits around two stars at once – like Luke Skywalker’s home planet of Tatooine in the Star Wars universe – has been detected using a ground-based telescope by a team led by the University of Birmingham. The planet, called...
Feb 24, 2022
Kickstarting the economy took centre stage in yesterday’s Budget, and Minister of Finance Enoch Godonwana stressed the importance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in this effort. However, there is some scepticism around a new scheme that has been set up to help...
Feb 23, 2022
After being the slowest growing region in 2021, Africa will register mild growth in 2022 (+3.5%) as vaccination rates will remain very low (32% in the overall continent but only 4% in Sub-Saharan Africa) according to the Allianz Economic Outlook report Don’t...
Feb 22, 2022
NASA’s Perseverance rover has notched up a slew of firsts since touching down on Mars one year ago, on Feb. 18, 2021, and the six-wheeled scientist has other important accomplishments in store as it speeds toward its new destination and a new science campaign....
