The Competition Commission found that Google and YouTube reproduce South African news content, but provide no remuneration to local publishers. Google and YouTube have agreed to establish a combined R688 million media support package to fund national, community and vernacular media in SA. This is one of the key recommended remedies in the Competition Commission’s…
Calisto Radithipa Interview with Calisto RadithipaFOUNDER and CEO, KEMCORE Lives in: Cape Town, South Africa Calisto Radithipa has built Kemcore into a key supplier to Zambia and DRC’s copper and cobalt mines. Calisto Radithipa was born in Marobela village in eastern Botswana, near the Zimbabwean border. In 2001, with local universities full, he received a…
Freetown — Sierra Leone’s economy is showing signs of stability in the face of heightened global challenges, with growth projected at 4.3 percent in 2025 and reaching 4.6 percent by 2027, according to the latest World Bank Sierra Leone Economic Update (SLEU) launched today in Freetown. This outlook is supported by expected improvements in agricultural…
The global business services sector is one of the fastest growing sectors in SA and a priority sector for government. South Africa’s global business services (GBS) sector shows no signs of slowing down, adding 8 180 net new international jobs from April to June. The resulted in $131 million (R2.3 billion) contributed to the country’s…
The slow pace of meaningful transformation in the ICT industry has been exposed. The B-BBEE ICT Sector Council says it received only three equity equivalent investment programme (EEIP) applications over the past 12 months. In addition, the council says it encounters pushback when trying to verify the investment commitments and deployment of funds by multinational…
Nigeria’s digital landscape may become under siege, if nothing is quickly done to tame the tide of cyber attacks targeting the country in particular and entire continent in general. Cyber attacks driven by financial gain, according to a new Microsoft report have surged, with 52% of incidents motivated by extortion or ransomware. The country’s growing…
Agriculture PS, Dr. Paul Kipronoh Ronoh, when he presided over the 28th Graduation Ceremony of Bukura Agricultural College in Kakamega County. PHOTO/UGC. The political temperature in Kenya’s tea sector has reached boiling point, and at the heart of the crisis stands Agriculture Principal Secretary (PS) Dr Paul Kiprono Ronoh. What has transpired over the past…
Government targets 80% broadband coverage by 2030. Government’s beleaguered SA Connect broadband project may have finally found a workable formula after years of delays and missed deadlines, by letting the private sector do what it does best. The initiative, which earned the nickname “SA Disconnect” due to repeatedly rolled-over deadlines and government’s inability to execute,…
The safety of those on the road – whether driver or passenger – is increasingly being made the responsibility of the private sector. Last month, government gazetted the National Land Transport Amendment Act and its amended regulations, which aim to regulate the e-hailing sector and boost the protection of drivers and passengers. E-hailing companies have…
A $125 billion fund will use profits from global markets to invest in forest protection. Can we trust the same financiers driving deforestation to save the world’s forests? The UK and US financial sector are better known for financing businesses driving deforestation. But now, the government of Brazil is seeking their advice on how to…
