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 prominence in the early 2010s following the Edward Snowden revelations about mass surveillance by the United States
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 complied as long as it was beneficial. Today, it no longer is
For the first time in a long time, Durban looks ready to step back into the spotlight.
There are already promising indications that economic competition at various levels between the United States and China is benefitting the African continent
The pause in load-shedding and government’s collaboration with business signals a positive shift, the delegation says
The climate crisis, Russia’s war in Ukraine and the Covid-19 pandemic have increased levels of poverty
Contemporary African intellectuals, historians, self-styled Pan-Africanists, patriots and good old liberal political commentators such as myself carry divergent opinions of why South Africa shuns — or does not commemorate — Africa Day. I have, ever since my country shrugged off Rhodesian colonialism in 1980, bought the story hook, line and sinker that May is truly […]
There are many examples of this. Kenya is using blockchain-enabled AI solutions for the unbanked to secure loans
The high-powered meeting scheduled for January 17-21 will instead be held in “early summer”, the organisers said.
The tourism sector adds unique value to the economy and overall development of the country and this should be further built upon
The government has committed an additional R2-billion to the airline, but has yet to pay it out
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 system that concentrates too much power in the hands of too few people. But too much hope is being attached to renewable energy. When […]
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 on national television
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 laid bare
Even a cursory glance at earlier industrial revolutions will show that they have not been associated with the interests of the working or underclasses
‘At the M&G we have committed to redoubling efforts to ensure we offer even greater prominence to the threat of climate change’
World Economic Forum warns that little action is being taken on climate change as the world splinters
Despite making only slow progress toward Sustainable Development Goals, the Bank shows no alarm or strategy to help get the SDGs on track for 2030.
A former investment banker, Macron has vowed to shake the French economy out of its torpor.
Trump will be the star at Davos. Love or hate him, he’s likely to be the only head of state whose speech will be broadcast on all the news channels
Readers write in about Marxism and economics, and the World Economic Forum in Davos.
The world’s business leaders gather to shape a financial system that enriches them, causing financial crises and increasing the inequality gap.
Threats posed by post-Cold War instability should be factored into the debates on global economics at Davos
Days after the M&G revealed that Eskom bosses plan to attend the WEF summit in Davos, the broke power utility announced the trip has been scrapped.
Of the 2 500 movers and shakers who have descended on the picture-postcard Swiss ski resort, for the World Economic Forum, a mere 17% are women.
There’s been a slow-burning undercurrent at Davos; this year’s smouldering issues are jobs and rising unemployment, especially in the European Union.
Bill Gates has rescued a beleaguered health fund by pledging $750-million to fight three of world’s killer diseases — Aids, malaria and TB.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has warned the world’s elite that it is time for women to seize control of the world and sort out the mess men have made.
President Jacob Zuma is in for a busy few weeks as he leaves for Qatar on Monday to strengthen political and economic relations between the countries.
Our A-Z analysis unpicks the significance of the World Economic Forum talkfest taking place in Switzerland this week.
The sovereign debt crisis is set to cast its shadow over Davos this year, where world leaders will meet to discuss the future of the global economy.
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The World Economic Forum has warned anger with inequality — evident from the Occupy movement to the Arab Spring — risks setting back globalisation.