South Africa cannot afford to sit on the sidelines in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Around the world, innovation is accelerating as nations harness artificial intelligence and emerging technologies. To compete globally and transform our economy, we must take control and drive progress ourselves. Yet, too many local innovators remain locked out because of where they…
Africa’s youth population represents a significant economic opportunity and a real risk if we get this wrong. The continent’s youth population aged 15–24 is expected to increase by around 42% by 2030, with the number of young people entering the African labour force projected to exceed the rest of the world combined by 2050. Gigi…
The forest finance revolution has begun. Africa cannot afford to miss this opportunity. Tropical forests provide the continent with unmatched climate, ecological, and economic value. The TFFF offers the financial tools to reward African nations for the global service which our forests provide, while empowering local communities, strengthening governance, and advancing climate leadership. COP30 has…
The author, Zero Carbon Charge founder Joubert Roux For more than a century, oil has shaped global mobility – but with an enormous, often invisible cost. Our ancestors once relied on horses fed by hay grown a few steps from home; today we depend on fuel extracted in distant nations, transported across oceans, refined in…
If you’ve played with ChatGPT, Claude or Copilot for more than five minutes, you’ve probably had the same uneasy thought: I’m pouring my life into someone else’s black box. Every query, draft contract, medical worry, marital gripe, trade secret and half-baked business idea goes up to data centres run by a handful of US (and…
The COVID-19 mRNA-based vaccines that saved 2.5 million lives globally during the pandemic could help spark the immune system to fight cancer. This is the surprising takeaway of a new study that we and our colleagues published in the journal Nature. While developing mRNA vaccines for patients with brain tumors in 2016, our team, led…
Washington — Chairman, United Bank for Africa, UBA PLC and Founder, Tony Elumelu Foundation, Mr. Tony Elumelu, in this interview, spoke on highlights of his presentation during the seminar on Boosting Productivity Growth in the Digital Age held at the ongoing annual meetings of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund, IMF, in Washington DC….
The banks that thrive tomorrow will be those with flexible, future-proof architecture today. Here’s why BIAN is becoming core to banking’s quiet revolution. There’s no shortage of pressure on banks right now. Between tightening regulations, rising operational costs, surging customer expectations and nimble competitors redefining what “good” looks like, the industry is feeling the squeeze….
Accelerating initiatives such as the African Medicines Agency can help drive prosperity, say research leaders from the African Voices of Science. While declining global support puts African health research at risk, it is also an opportunity for Africa to take charge of its future. Official Development Assistance for Africa has fallen by 70 per cent…
South Africa’s payments ecosystem is evolving at a rapid pace. PayInc – previously BankservAfrica – sits at the core of the country’s payments infrastructure. As the builder and manager of the PayShap instant payment rails, PayInc is central to the Reserve Bank’s plans to drive digital inclusion through payment modernisation. In this episode of the…
