Africa needs light to grow

Studies by organisations such as the United Nations reveal that over 1,6-billion people still don’t have access to light, of which 30% of whom live in Africa. According to Sumesh Rahavendra, head of Marketing for DHL Express sub-Saharan Africa, using solar powered...

Agile software development aids adaptability

The software development and continuous delivery approach used by ThoughtWorks, the world’s leading agile development and user experience design company, offers an approach by means of which organisations can thrive on uncertainty rather than seeing it as an onerous...

Africans to get .africa domain

The .africa domain name is expected to launch towards the end of 2013, making it possible for businesses and other organisations to register domain names ending in .africa for the first time. Donvay Wegierski, director of Werksmans Attorneys and member of its...

Africa development is on the cards

Competition within the technology sector is becoming more intense, and Asia’s importance as both a manufacturing location and a consumer market is growing.  However, although Asia is still key to the sector, Africa has also witnessed an explosion in technology...

Brighter future for people of the south

An optimistic future for sub-Saharan Africa, with higher levels of human development, is possible through greater engagement with other regions of the south, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) administrator Helen Clark underlined during a side event at...