Calls mount for African solutions to respond to the vaccine cuts and the need for a broad system-wide approach to vaccine production in Africa, and for innovative financing for sustainable health systems
Africa can take a leaf out of Japan’s book: power need not be a zero sum game; economic modernisation focused on diversification, domestication and indigenising modernity; to technologically catch up; and to never give up
The difficulty many African parents have in apologising to their children, and their emotional distance, is linked to generational and technological shifts
The state once enforced exclusion through law, now racial inequality is decentralised and enforced by private actors through economics, technology, the law, capital and technology
The facility aims to equip future scientists with skills to lead research and healthcare advancements in the country
Governments use digital platforms to communicate with society but, on a continent with more than 2 000 languages, it remains stubbornly monolinguistic
South Africans’ history taught us the cost of inhumanity and that it was defeated by resistance, so we must not be indifferent to those building inequality in the world
We need thinkers who can connect the dots between science and society, code and compassion, data and dignity
The G20, and countries like South Africa, must work out practical safeguards, framed by ethical responsibility and democratic values to regulate AI
If we want to equip the next generation to lead, innovate and collaborate in a complex world, we need to move beyond outdated models of education
The party has bristled at billionaire Johann Rupert’s remarks that the Cape Flats are the epicentre of South Africa’s violent crime problem
Activity-based and experiential learning should be encouraged at school and tertiary institutions so that the academic curricula must align with new realities.
The South African Democratic Teachers Union alleges schools are pressuring learners in grade 10 and upwards to drop maths to protect overall matric pass rates
The quick about-turns expose the internal contradictions – and lack of comprehensive planning – in US trade policy and its broader global economic implications.
Legal systems need to balance accountability, fairness and transparency with innovation
We need a discussion about the intersection between technology and human rights so the loudest voices don’t drown out the most truthful
By empowering more women and girls in STEM, we unlock potential, drive innovation, and build a more sustainable, equitable future for all
While education authorities celebrate the 87.3% pass rate for 2024, only 50% of pupils made it from grade 1 to grade 12. And young people also struggle to get jobs regardless of whether they matriculate or not.
Embracing freelancing will undoubtedly benefit nearly half of young South Africans who are currently unemployed, but there are other broader benefits too.
The need for innovative climate solutions is urgent, and climate tech offers a path towards resilience and sustainability.
With remarkable creativity, Kenyans used technology to organise nationwide protests. The state’s digital response has been equally remarkable, but for all the wrong reasons
The issue lies in management-by-algorithm — the technologically ‘objective’ use of people analytics, big data and AI to manage the workforce
Poorer South Africans will not be able to upgrade to smartphone devices without state assistance
The innovative methodology of design thinking can show us how to reimagine museums and heritage spaces
As digital banking gains popularity, criminals have adjusted their online and social engineering tactics
Central banks’ contribution to climate change-related aims, and their role in the transition, depend on government policy
It is essential that women and girls are empowered to seize the growing possibilities in the field of science, technology, engineering and maths
The sextech industry is changing our pleasure seeking behaviours, so what does this mean for us as a species?
The continent needs to invest in its potential resource, the youth, by ensuring rapid and extensive digital skills development
Technologies rapidly transform society, allowing for unprecedented advances in the human condition but women are often barred from the race
The artificial intelligence language model is regarded as the fastest growing ‘app’ in history, garnering over 100 million active users in two months
The party has been reluctant to modernise, perhaps less out of ignorance than to allow skullduggery, especially around elections. New rules seek to change that