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Africa’s data, the new sovereignty frontier
Data sovereignty refers to the principle that all data is subject to the laws and regulations of the nation state or jurisdiction in which it is collected. This concept gained…
From the US-led rules-based order to multipolar international law
Recently, Canada’s PM Mark Carney declared the end of the rules-based order. It was an outstanding speech. Yet, US unilateralism first soared in the 1980s. The rest of the West…
It’s tee-off time for Durban’s global sports tourism stripes
For the first time in a long time, Durban looks ready to step back into the spotlight.
The US-Sino tiff, boon for Africa
There are already promising indications that economic competition at various levels between the United States and China is benefitting the African continent
SA’s World Economic Forum team optimistic about economic growth
The pause in load-shedding and government’s collaboration with business signals a positive shift, the delegation says
Multilateralism has a role in an evolving world
The climate crisis, Russia’s war in Ukraine and the Covid-19 pandemic have increased levels of poverty
OPINION | What value does Zimbabwe’s Emmerson Mnangagwa bring to Davos?
Contemporary African intellectuals, historians, self-styled Pan-Africanists, patriots and good old liberal political commentators such as myself carry divergent opinions of why…
Davos: How SA can build a digitally competitive future based on trust
There are many examples of this. Kenya is using blockchain-enabled AI solutions for the unbanked to secure loans
World Economic Forum ‘will defer’ Davos meeting over Omicron fears
The high-powered meeting scheduled for January 17-21 will instead be held in “early summer”, the organisers said.
Tourism must be leveraged to grow South Africa’s economy
The tourism sector adds unique value to the economy and overall development of the country and this should be further built upon
Treasury is still seeking SAA funds
The government has committed an additional R2-billion to the airline, but has yet to pay it out
Renewables not a silver bullet for inequality
COMMENT We talk as if building wind, solar and other sources of limitless, clean energy will redistribute wealth and drive social justice globally. We see it as the fix for a…
Trump trial opens with fiery clashes over witnesses
The two sides squared off in fiery exchanges that circled around the procedures for the trial and gave the Democrats an opportunity to spell out their arguments for Trump’s guilt…
Trump rejects climate ‘prophets of doom’ as Thunberg warns Davos
The 50th meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) got under way in the ski resort with an avowed focus on climate change but with starkly different visions over global warming…
South Africa is caught in the global hype of the fourth industrial revolution
Even a cursory glance at earlier industrial revolutions will show that they have not been associated with the interests of the working or underclasses