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Business / Economics

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Business / Economics

Apple’s iPhone 16 launch shows AI is shaking up the tech giant’s core market

Xeniia X / Shutterstock   By Lewis Endlar, Keele University   As someone who helped set up one of the first iPhones back in late 2007 on live TV, I found the launch of the first iteration of Apple’s smartphone an exciting time. At the launch in June of that year, a grinning Steve Jobs proudly held up that early device to the obvious delight of Apple fans. Did the […]

today10 September, 2024

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Africa

Rating agencies and Africa: the absence of people on the ground contributes to bias against the continent – analyst

    By Misheck Mutize, University of Cape Town   Rating agency Fitch recently warned that the rapid spread of the mpox virus in sub-Saharan Africa could add to the fiscal pressures many countries in the region are already experiencing. The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization have declared the latest outbreak of mpox in Africa a health emergency. An epidemic in the Democratic […]

today9 September, 2024

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Technology classes at school can also teach skills for business and life: South African teachers share ideas

PeopleImages/Getty Images   By Adri Du Toit, North-West University   Starting and running your own business takes hard work and a can-do attitude. Typically, entrepreneurs are the kinds of people who can identify and solve problems innovatively, are willing to take risks and learn from mistakes. But many entrepreneurs also have a set of skills that anyone can learn, and use in work and life. Examples include adaptability, problem-solving, collaboration, […]

today9 September, 2024

Africa

Nigerian households use a range of energy, from wood to solar – green energy planning must account for this

    By Dennis Gabriel Pepple, University of Leicester and Daminabo Pokubo, Nottingham Trent University   Low and middle-income countries generally lack access to renewable energy and rely excessively on traditional fuels like firewood and charcoal. In these countries, 2.6 billion people depend mainly on polluting fossil fuels (for electricity) and traditional biomass fuels (such as wood or charcoal for cooking) to meet their daily energy needs. In sub-Saharan Africa, […]

today9 September, 2024

Africa

Cameroon: UNESCO raises $44.5m for education

  During an official visit to Yaoundé, Audrey Azoulay, Director-General of UNESCO, announced the mobilisation of $44.5 million for education in Cameroon. The funds will be used to modernise school curricula and train more than 28,000 education professionals. "Cameroon has made education a priority and it was essential for UNESCO to support these efforts. Thanks to the Global Partnership for Education, today we’re mobilising $44.5 million to boost the improvements […]

today9 September, 2024

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EU commits N$495 million to Namibia’s hydrogen infrastructure

The European Union has announced a contribution of 25 million euros, approximately N$495 million, to support infrastructure investments for Namibia's green hydrogen agenda. The announcement was made by European Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson, during the Global African Hydrogen Summit in Windhoek.     Separately, speaking at the summit, Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah pointed to the country’s rich deposits of minerals essential for clean technologies, alongside its abundant wind and […]

today5 September, 2024

Africa

South African heritage tourism could uplift rural communities, with a little help: the case of Sekhukhune

    By Madiseng Phori, Tshwane University of Technology   Imagine visiting a remote valley surrounded by mountains, hundreds of kilometres away from the nearest city, listening to local people explaining hundreds of years of history to you. The Tšate Valley, in South Africa’s Limpopo province, is one such place. Housing the Tšate heritage site and home to the Bapedi nation, the area has a rich natural and cultural history. […]

today5 September, 2024