Digital Age

Brazil and India are starting to win gains for ‘platform’ workers such as delivery riders. Unions in South African must support similar struggles

Teachers must ensure mental health and create relevance for children of the digital age who know about identity diversity, global crises and an uncertain world

Teachers must ensure mental health and create relevance for children of the digital age who know about identity diversity, global crises and an uncertain world

By addressing investment challenges, improving infrastructure, reforming regulations, and nurturing talent, we can unlock Africa’s digital potential

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

Innovative solutions are needed to meet the rise and spread of fake news in Africa

If only the zeal that went into fighting Covid-19 could be applied to drug-resistant bacteria which pose a major threat on the continent

The local shops have been replaced by chain stores, the skyline has new features, the digital age stops communication and the green parks are dry and brown

‘Modernity has been an interminable war on life. And it is far from over.’ We need to start anew; reclaim the oxygen that belongs to all on Earth

Hip-hop artist ByLwansta adopts a multidisciplinary approach to story-telling by making use of visual cues to reinforce the ideas that he puts forward sonically

The proliferation of sponsored content is streamlining ethics on social media platforms

The new law aims at plugging a taxation gap that has seen some internet heavyweights paying next to nothing in countries where they make huge profits.

Foreign digital services and products have skirted taxation in SA — but that’s all about to change

The Africa Is a Country website offers a rich mix of news, comment and analysis about the continent

How has our digital communication affected our relationship to the concept of seeing each other’s humanity?