Jan 20, 2017
The inaugural United Nations World Data Forum held in Cape Town concluded this week with the launch of a global plan for better data to improve people’s lives, and new ideas and solutions to boost the collaboration, resources and policies needed to put it into...
Jan 20, 2017
Zanrichvan Rensburg, a 2016 final year Engineering student at the North West University, has come up with a solution to address the problem of car accidents caused by driver drowsiness. In 2014, 846 fatalities (2,6% of all fatalities) recorded in the US were...
Jan 20, 2017
Business leaders at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting agree that there is an urgent need to restore the compact between business and society, ensuring that companies are responsive and responsible to all their stakeholders. There is a crisis of confidence in...
Jan 20, 2017
Gender inequality is back in the spotlight, with a recent slowdown in progress attributed by the WEF’s Global Gender Gap Report 2016 to chronic imbalances in salaries and labour force participation. “In the last few years, progress has slowed down,”...
Jan 20, 2017
MTN has brought back its Fri-Yay promotion that offers new and existing customers the opportunity to receive 50Gb of data and 10 000 on-net minutes monthly when they upgrade on selected packages or sign up for a new contract. The promotion is available today only...
Jan 20, 2017
Leaders from business and policy-making are not expecting a return to 1930s-style trade war, despite the populist backlash in parts of the world against globalisation and free trade. Nevertheless, the reality is that nationalism and protectionism are on the rise...
