Oslo — “All illicit financial flows are immoral, with deeply negative effects on people and planet.” As humanitarians scramble for cash, high-profile calls for “innovative finance” are proliferating – often with the intention of tapping the private sector to further aid policy objectives. A new report, however, takes an arguably more effective approach, highlighting the…
Justin Mackenzie, managing director of VO Connect. If you sell connectivity, you’ve felt it: the industry’s gravitational pull toward “cheaper, quicker, now”. On paper, it’s irresistible. In practice, it’s why so many end-customers complain about inconsistent performance, fragile last-mile setups, and delayed go-lives that stall entire projects. We’re living through a paradox. We’re seeing historic…
MTN Group chairman Mcebisi Jonas MTN Group chairman and President Ramaphosa’s envoy to the US, Mcebisi Jonas, has told the Sunday Times that there is a deliberate campaign of “dirty tricks” by local actors to discredit South Africa and make it a pariah state. Jonas was speaking to the newspaper after news emerged last week…
