Call to stem illicit money flows from Africa

Experts have called for combined forces to stem the illicit movement of money and capital from one country to another amid revelations that illicit financial flows from Africa were stifling the continent’s development progress. Speaking at the UN Economic...

Vodacom Bulls teams up to boost conservation

The threat facing Southern Africa’s most endangered carnivore will be tackled head-on by the Vodacom Bulls and loyal Vodacom Red clients as they team up with SANParks, State Vets and the Endangered Wildlife Trust in a conservation effort in the Kruger National...
Is cloud seeding the answer to water crisis?

Is cloud seeding the answer to water crisis?

The results of a study on winter orographic cloud seeding by Water Analytical Services (WAS) and Weather Modification International (WMI) offer insights into rainfall and water resource availability in the Western Cape for the upcoming winter season. WAS, a cloud...

Devices, data boost Vodacom growth

Strong device sales and service revenues – including data – boosted Vodacom’s growth in the South African market for the year ended 31 March. Group revenue grew strongly at 6,3% to R86,4-billion; normalised growth, excluding currency translation...

Agriculture could power economic growth

Transforming agriculture can become a stimulus for economic development across the continent. This is according to a study by the Africa Centre for Economic Transformation (ACET), launched at a high-level event on 13 May during the UN Economic Commission for...

EWC comment extension an ‘insult’, says FMF

The Free Market Foundation believes that the two-week extension granted for comments on Expropriation without Compensation (EWC) is an insult. The undue haste smacks of electioneering and public participation in bad faith, the organisation writes in this statement....