Video: The advantages of being debt free
Gugulethu Cele spoke to Dr Iqbal Surve, Executive Chairman of Independent Media about the advantages of being debt free in turbulent times.
View ArticleCuisine a great ambassador for India
Delegates at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting were treated to a tempting feast by the Make in India initiative.
View ArticleZuma upbeat after meeting with investors
President Zuma used the World Economic Forum's annual meeting to assure the business community that SA is open for investment.
View ArticlePravin Gorhan talks state capacity
Minister of Finance Pravin Gordhan chats to Independent Media about state capacity at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
View ArticleWEF: Informing Africa, educating the world
Davos has provided a reality check for many delegates about the fourth industrial revolution and what needs to be done to exploit its potential.
View ArticleStable supply of energy critical to Africa’s future
A stable supply of energy is vital is Africa is to benefit fully from the Fourth Industrial Revolution, a high-level WEF discussion agreed.
View ArticleInvestors still keen on SA: Presidency
The 2016 World Economic Forum showed that investors continue to see South Africa as a preferred investment destination, the presidency said.
View ArticlePrepare for a revolution
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is here and it will shake the essence of everything the human race has understood about its way of life and the world of work.
View ArticleSA may not be ready for ‘revolution’
New technology offers opportunities and challenges, writes Yunus Kemp.
View ArticleMinister outlines SA’s energy mix plans
Nuclear power is just one part of a much larger, integrated South African strategy focused on a mix of energy sources.
View ArticleJob creation, technology must go together
Embracing technology should not be at the expense of much-needed jobs, says Industrial Development Corporation chief executive Geoffrey Qhena.
View ArticleSA entrepreneur scoops top innovation award
South African businesswoman Nneile Nkholise wins the Africa Top Women Innovators Challenge 2016.
View ArticleCollaboration is vital for a fully wired Africa
The need to work together to connect more Africans to the digital ecosystem was a theme in many of Wednesday’s WEF Africa sessions, reports Siobhan Cassidy.
View ArticleAgricultural sector needs young blood - Kenyatta
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta uses WEF Africa platform to encourage continent’s young people to take up farming.
View Article‘Egypt’s growth is good news for SA’
Trade and Industry Minister Rob Davies downplays the significance of Egypt overtaking South Africa as the second-largest economy in the continent.
View ArticleSlowing production in Africa raises concern
The rapid economic growth in a number of African countries has not translated into an increase in production, says WEF chief economist Jennifer Blanke.
View ArticleRamaphosa woos investors in Kigali
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa reinforces the message that South Africa is open for business, during talks at the WEF Africa summit.
View ArticleAfrica is not one country, but perhaps one market
Removing barriers to trade and lifting tariffs have been mooted as tools to improve Africa’s economy.
View ArticleRamaphosa hails ‘fruitful’ WEF mission
Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa told journalists that the SA delegation would return home with renewed confidence that the country was very much part of a growing continent.
View ArticleWEF sees need for better power supply in Africa
There has been a clear shift in perceived solutions to Africa’s “energy poverty”, reports Siseko Njobeni.
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