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I have always loved what I do—and I take pride in doing it well. But I’ve never allowed work to come at the expense of what matters most: my family.…

Sports tourism: The key to economic development in Africa

Sports tourism can provide opportunities to jump start tourism and travel economy post COVID-19, harness community togetherness, accelerate cultural and…

For Africa’s Manufacturers, Going Green May Offer Profits

The days of smokestack economies are slowly winding down. As evidence of climate change mounts and governments take urgent action…

For Africa’s Manufacturers, Going Green May Offer Profits

The days of smokestack economies are slowly winding down. As evidence of climate change mounts and governments take urgent action…

Small cannabis producers the losers in policy changes across Africa

Cannabis is a drug crop with a long history in Africa. Alongside coca and opium poppy, it has been subjected to international control for…

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Four years after Mugabe, Zimbabwe’s blocked transition

The 17th of November 2017 is significant in Zimbabwe’s political calendar as it marked the end of President Robert Mugabe’s…

Digitalizing Africa’s mines

Artificial intelligence and advanced data analytics can help Africa’s mining companies optimize their operations and enable them to capitalize on…

Can IMF money revive Zimbabwe’s horticulture?

Will throwing IMF money into horticulture work as planned? Industry players say the major problems they face include access properly…

Can nuclear energy play a role in Africa’s climate transition?

African states should not be denied the opportunity to use nuclear energy, but it should be a solution of last…

How Strive Masiyiwa is plotting to corner Africa’s next gold rush: data centres

Just imagine what could be achieved if Liquid and Masiyiwa were supported by other cash-flush African operators to enable inclusive…

‘Our culture, our stories, our people, our own platforms’

When Africa is mentioned, the perception out there is most likely not the reality. Although Africa is made up of…

15 years on, the AU should revamp its peacebuilding approach

BY GUSTAVO DE CARVALHO, CHIDO MUTANGADURA AND DAWIT YOHANNES The African Union’s (AU) efforts to rebuild societies divided and damaged by conflict should be…

How internet technology can improve agriculture and food security

Part of the answer to the global food challenge, may unequivocally lie in Internet driven technological innovation, which form the…

How strategic partnerships can improve internet connectivity across Africa: A perspective

The internet could be a very positive and empowering step towards education, organisation and participation in a meaningful society.

Quit oil and gas? You first, Africa’s message to rich nations

As negotiators at the Glasgow climate talks try to agree on greenhouse gas cuts, African leaders say poorer countries can’t…