South Africa’s Auto Industry Highlights The Social And Employment Cost Of Innovation
In South Africa, local operations of international motor manufacturing companies must constantly innovate to meet global demands and offer competitive value. The way work is done is constantly changing. The current technologies adopted in the workplace are ever smarter than those that went before. This trend, driven by economic forces, does not always lead to social improvements. Automation and the use […]
NIPOST Assures Customers Of Tech Innovation In Postal Services
The Nigeria Postal Service (NIPOST) has said it will continue to leverage technological innovation to achieve more efficiency in service delivery to its customers. The General Manager, Lagos Zone of NIPOST, Dr. Mike Umo, who stated this during the zone’s commemoration of the 2020 World Post Day, said NIPOST deployed technology in various areas of […]
African Innovators Tackle Coronavirus With Drones And Phones
Ghanaian pilot Eric Acquah started a drone company in 2017 to spray crops with pesticides, but when coronavirus hit the West African country he found a new mission: saving lives. The company has used 20 drones to disinfect 38 open-air markets in Ghana – spraying a couple of acres in minutes, a job that would take […]
Nigerian Investors Should Seize Opportunities In The DRC – Akinwumi Adeshina
President of the African Development Bank (AfDB), Dr Akinwumi Adesina has rallied the Nigerian private sector to take advantage of the huge investment opportunities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to develop Africa. He expressed the need to build an effective investment bridge with the DRC, “because when you unlock their potentials, you unlock […]
Econet’s Cassava Smartech Set To Challenge Whatsapp Dominance in Africa
Econet Wireless Zimbabwe Limited’s (EWZL)’s subsidiary, Cassava Smartech, has successfully developed a multi-purpose application, Sasai which will be launched soon in a development that is set to challenge Whatsapp’s dominance on the African continent. In a statement, the financial technology company said the new application will enable users to go beyond sending texts and videos. […]
Aircraft Assembled, and Flown, By SA Teenagers Lands Safely In Egypt
The first aircraft assembled, and flown, by South African teenagers arrived safely in Cairo, Egypt, on Monday, after it jetted off from Cape Town last month. The aircraft was assembled by a group of 20 students from vastly different backgrounds. According to the BBC, the four-seater Sling 4 plane landed in Namibia, Malawi, Ethiopia, Zanzibar, […]
Unleashing The Power Of Women
This June, thousands will flock to Vancouver for a global dialogue on how to accelerate progress for girls and women under the banner of power, progress and change. At the Women Deliver 2019 Conference, the largest in the world for gender equality, delegates will come together to unlock power at three levels: individual, structural, and […]
Microsoft Opens First Africa Development Centre In Kenya and Nigeria
It was almost three decades ago that Microsoft opened its first offices in Africa. In this time, we’ve witnessed incredible growth on the continent – more internet connectivity, more digital capability and more innovation. Africans have expanded the applications of technology, changing the way communities bank, farm and even access healthcare. At Microsoft, we’re very […]
Rwanda Moves To Regulate Social Media Content Amid Misinformation
The Government is going to devise strategies to regulate social media content, a move which is intended to curb the spread of misinformation, the Minister for ICT and Innovation, Paula Ingabire, has disclosed. Ingabire made the revelation on Friday while responding to MP Jean Claude Ntezimana’s concerns over abusive social media content and false identities. […]
Be The Lady In Red – Don’t Be Afraid To Stand Out
1. Don’t be afraid to stand out. Be “the lady in red.” Regardless of the industry, women bring qualities to a project that men may not possess. For example, I inherited my grandmother’s keen attention to detail. For her, “detail” had her designing rooms with built-in vacuum cleaners, walls covered in velvet wallpaper and meticulous […]
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