A pioneering scheme that exploits the similarities between knitting and coding is one way Black South African women are being encouraged to take up careers in tech.
History shows us that cities have also dealt well with past pandemics. The coronavirus is an opportunity to build more sustainable and inclusive cities.
Development issues are becoming part of a mounting ideological competition between the two top powers in the world.
About $650 billion of multinational profits are shifted to tax havens by multinational firms. The cost is $200 billion in lost global tax revenue.
A confusing, overwhelming, fragmented, unstructured deluge. This is how business leaders often described their context. Yet, as the top executives of their organisations, they understand ...
Today more than half the world's population lives in cities - and nowhere on earth is urbanising faster than sub-Saharan Africa. For the region's entrepreneurs, this represents a unique o...
Why should Africans care about the global economy? The short answer is if the world economy sneezes, the continent’s current cold could quickly escalate into a severe flu.
Africa's state of economic development is similar to when internet giant Alibaba started out in China 20 years ago – raw and ripe with potential.
Despite a clutch of fast-growing economies, new Oxfam data shows extreme poverty is still on the rise in Africa.
Climate change, overfishing and a growing population are putting incredible strain on global fishing stocks and the communites that depend on them. But there is a sustainable solution wit...
David Beasley, Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme, explains the value of a cash-assistance programme for refugees in Turkey.
South Africans have a bad case of 'declinism' – the belief that things are going to get worse. It is holding back our huge potential
Policies that support young families, like parental leave, have been shown to save lives, improve health outcomes and deliver economic benefits. Here are 4 ways to transform the way we lo...
A new survey of participants in the sector reveals it is being held back by a lack of capital, a fear of failure and an unwillingness to collaborate.
The IMF projects growth to improve between 2019 and 2020. But 70% of this increase will depend on the performance of emerging markets and developing economies.
