Ethiopia’s state-run telecoms monopoly has agreed to allow some local firms provide Internet services through its infrastructure – a move seen as spurring competition and expanding the data market, officials said. Ethio Telecom has more than 16 million subscribers of Internet services in the country of over 100 million people. It generated over $1 billion […]
Lessons From Hong Kong And The Umbrella Revolution – Alex Ndungu Njeru
Citizens are not exactly aware Democracy has roles for them beyond cyclic elections- The African Court of Justice appears to be another wild goose chase by African leaders
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News
South African govt’s tax holiday for car makers to double production
In South Africa, automotive industry accounts for about 7 per cent of GDP, with BMW, VW and Nissan putting money into the country. But, some said, the government’s plans may be over-ambitious. SOUTH Africa is proposing to car makers, including Toyota, Ford and BMW, more than double production in return for tax breaks so […]
Commentary
How Digital Transformation is Accelerating Growth in Africa
James Scott, Chief Digital Officer of Absa Corporate and Investment Bank, writes on how digital revolution is fast-tracking growth on African continent. IF there was ever a time to watch progress in Africa, it would be now. As we have seen so many times before, the continent has the ability to leapfrog technological trends and […]
Why Nigeria must tackle poverty with free market – Timothy Morenikeji
Nigeria, like other countries, is a nation confronted by several circumstances; some of these are seen, others unseen. And usually, countries tend to give much attention to things that are seen, leaving aside those that are unseen. I came across an interesting parable in the Broken Window Fallacy by Frederic Bastiat during my training […]
