Cities key to Africa’s future

Kathy Gibson reports from the World Economic Forum on Africa in Cape Town – Cities hold the key to Africa’s growth, as incubators of innovation and growth. This is the word from Cape Town executive mayor Patricia de Lille, ahead of the World Economic Forum on...
SA pips Brazil in competitive ranks

SA pips Brazil in competitive ranks

South Africa has been ranked 53rd this year in the World Economic Forum’s The Global Competitiveness Report 2013-2014, which assesses the competitiveness landscape of 148 economies, providing insight into the drivers of their productivity and prosperity. Sub-Saharan...

And the top 10 start-ups for 2013 are …

This year, the World Economic Forum has named 36 leading start-ups as its Technology Pioneers 2014. New technologies and innovations are constantly changing and improving the way we do things and approach problems. Processes, institutions and industries that have been...