Capturing the bottom of the pyramid: big brands target South Africa’s...
According to a CNN report, South Africa's emerging middle class have quickly matured as a retail market. To reach them, corporates have adopted an entirely new, uniquely African, platform.
View ArticleSA comes stone last among EMEA’s major economies for internet speed
A slow internet in South Africa with low penetration rates is hindering the ability to create jobs in the country
View ArticleUS to launch official Agoa review as 2015 expiry looms
With only weeks to go until the terms of the new Agoa are hammered out in Ethiopia, President Obama has committed himself to a 'seamless renewal' of the treaty that has tripled Africa's trade with the...
View ArticleInternet for all: SA towns’ race for free public wifi
The nation's capital has joined Cape Town and Stellenbosch in the race to roll out fast internet to the public, to the especial benefit of the poor, in a move that signals a newfound understanding of...
View ArticleSouth Africans abandon fixed-line, flock to mobile broadband
South Africa has finally caught up with its more gung-ho neighbours in East Africa, where the existing lack of fixed-line infrastructure has meant that mobile technology was the default choice....
View ArticleWhite space internet: exploiting the gaps in spectrum
White space internet provision is finally a reality with simultaneous trials now occurring in the US, Europe and even in South Africa, and the first commercial ventures in the arena have started too....
View ArticleThe lure and threat of dirty wifi
Some things are too good to be true – free open unsecured wifi in public spaces can be a trap for unsuspecting mobile workers
View ArticleAfrica’s Greenest Hotel opens at Cape Town International Airport
Cape Town, having already won countless travel and tourism awards, is sharpening its green and sustainable travel offering with the launch of Africa's greenest hotel, Hotel Verde
View ArticleBuilding Africa’s 10 Cities of the Future (part I)
The real success of the Africa's shining new cities will be in demonstrating the value of high-density, sustainable patterns of land use, such that they are widely implemented in Africa's burgeoning...
View ArticleUN WTO meets in Africa for first time in sign of things to come
The pivot of global economic primacy towards the East is sometimes assumed by Africans to be someone else's news - no more than a swapping of one set of export partners for another. But the rise of...
View ArticleMICE in the city: assessing the readiness of SA’s major cities (Part I: Cape...
Cape Town's making all the right moves to win a major chunk of the nationally-prioritised meetings, incentives, conferences and events (MICE) sector opportunities.
View ArticleMice in the city: Assessing the readiness of SA’s major cities (Part II:...
Is Joburg ready for a massive influx of business tourists? We examine the cities convention centres and tourism links…
View ArticleBuilding Africa’s 10 Cities of the Future (part II)
The real success of the Africa's shining new cities will be in demonstrating the value of high-density, sustainable patterns of land use, such that they are widely implemented in Africa's burgeoning...
View ArticleGreening Business Tourism: the low-hanging fruit
Greening South Africa's business tourism sector is in its earliest stages - but good foundations, and a change of mindset, will set up the industry for international competitiveness in the a warmer,...
View ArticleScience collaboration a catalyst to business tourism
Science tourism gets a boost as the UK and South Africa sign an agreement to promote collaboration in the sciences through seminars and conferences for practitioners in the sector
View ArticleGetting the nuts and bolts right in SA business tourism
Meetings still matter, and South Africa's fast-growing events sector faces a plethora of challenges if Mzansi is to reach the top rank of global events and conference destinations. We get into the nuts...
View ArticleMICE in Africa: Assessing Kenya’s business tourism readiness
Kenya’s business tourism seems poised to soar if a lack of beds and the JKIA damage caused by the August 7th fire can be overcome
View ArticleInnovating the breakfast of champions
Fortified food e'Pap is a finalist for a global social innovation award, acknowledging the benefits that this remarkable, homegrown foodstuff has for nutrition.
View ArticleSA scientists reveal world first digital laser
Hailed as “disruptive technology” and a “breakthrough”, the digital laser offers a method of controlling and dynamically altering a laser beam’s shape from within the unit.
View ArticleSTEM education for African women gets a boost
Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) foundation Bunengi announced a partnership with CRDF Global on Friday aimed at increasing opportunities for African women to study and pursue careers...
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