Apr 4, 2016
Since the 1990s, perception-based measures have been influential in determining levels of corruption on the continent. However, the fourth Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) African Governance Review report, argues that such measures misrepresent realities in Africa...
Apr 4, 2016
Global smartphone sales will, for the first time, exhibit single-digit growth in 2016. According to Gartner, global smartphone sales are estimated to reach 1,5-billion units in 2016, a 7% growth from 2015. The total mobile phone market is forecast to reach 1,9-billion...
Apr 4, 2016
The next stage of upgrades to the M1 freeway and bridges in Johannesburg will start in early May. Construction work on the double-decker section and the Oxford and Federation Roads bridges is continuing and traffic diversions will remain in place for the next 12...
Apr 4, 2016
Climate change is at the heart of the matter and Africa and the world must make it a matter of the heart. This is the word from Ambassador Ayo Olukanni, vice-chairman of Nigeria’s Fight Against Desert Encroachment Organisation, at “After Paris:...
Apr 4, 2016
Public holidays in March had a major impact on new vehicle sales. The consolidated sales data from the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers of South Africa (Naamsa) reports that new vehicle sales plummeted 14%, year-on-year, with only 47 631 new vehicles...
Apr 4, 2016
Africans are among the most mobile people on earth – 31-million people from the continent have migrated to various parts of the world, including many African countries. Some people choose to migrate, while others are forced to do so either due to war, poverty or...
