Delivering an integrated digital health ecosystem to Africa

Remote Doctors 4 Africa, a start-up focused on the digital healthcare ecosystem, is launching a new telehealth app to address the lack of healthcare services in rural communities. Through the Remote Doctors 4 Africa app (RD4A), citizens in the remote corners of South...

A game plan for higher education

Generation Z are rapidly stepping onto the world stage. They are graduating from high school, entering the workforce and studying at tertiary education institutions. Referred to as digital natives, this generation grew up with technology and have no knowledge of life...

Data-driven healthcare: the future of SA’s wellbeing

Digital health technology might not necessarily be a cure-all for Covid-19 or other pressing health issues, but it has certainly proven its worth during the pandemic. Many countries across Africa have seen a tremendous increase in people engaging with digital health...

We need to level the playing field between cash, card and digital

What would happen tomorrow if we could turn South Africa into a cashless society with a wave of a magic wand? Far from turning the country into a crime-free paradise of low transaction costs and widespread financial inclusion, it’s more likely that chaos would...

EdTech offers students best of both worlds

With half of all work tasks expected to be handled by tech-enabled machines by 2025, it’s essential that today’s local graduates are ready to embrace the digital face of the future. This can be done by bridging the gap between the skills that the tech...

Keep shoppers happy on Black Friday

The way that we shop has changed. Nowadays, consumers are quick to turn to their mobile phones or laptops to grab the latest deal, order food online or pay for a service. The rapid uptake of digital services and a shift away from brick-and-mortar stores means that...