Adjunct Professor, Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, University of Cape Town
Adjunct Professor, Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance, University of Cape Town
Mobile phone data is useful in coronavirus battle. But are people protected enough?
Apr 28, 2020 07:36 am UTC| Technology
Tracking people infected with COVID-19 has become an important weapon in global responses to combatting the virus. Through the use of geo-location, mobile technology offers a simple solution for tracing people possibly...
South Africa's mobile market: the bottlenecks blocking competition
Mar 01, 2020 12:50 pm UTC| Insights & Views Business
In the recent State of the Nation address President Cyril Ramaphosa hailed the South African Competition Commissions ruling to dramatically reduce data prices as an important step to improve lives, bring people into...
South Africa must harness technology in a way that helps fix its problems
Oct 04, 2019 14:47 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
In the three short years that the World Economic Forum (WEF) has been punting the concept of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) as the route to prosperity for digitally savvy nations, it has become global policy...
Data deficit means we're in the dark about the digital divide
Nov 04, 2018 14:32 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Digital concerns underpin many of the UNs Sustainable Development Goals. Gender equality, good health, quality education, industry innovation, smart and sustainable cities: these all require strong information and...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight