Olajumoke Adekeye, Founder, The Young Business Agency For many markets to work, information must be shared – between sellers and buyers, businesses and their customers, employers and jobseekers. In the job market in Africa, we have reached a point where employers and...
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Economics
RDF operationalisation across SADC — regional economic opportunity and what comes next
SADC has spent the better part of two decades writing the rules of a single regional market: a Protocol on Finance and Investment adopted in 2006, a Regional Indicative Strategic Development Plan, an Industrialisation Strategy that runs to 2063. What the bloc has not...
Major Outage at Meta Platforms Disrupts Social Media Marketing in South Africa
In an event that sent shockwaves through the digital community, Meta's flagship social media platforms—Facebook, Instagram, and Threads—experienced a significant outage on Tuesday, severely impacting users and businesses across South Africa. This disruption, one of...
Major Outage Hits Meta Platforms: Facebook, Instagram, and Threads Experience Downtime
In an unprecedented event that left millions of users disconnected, Meta's flagship social media platforms—Facebook, Instagram, and Threads—experienced a significant outage on Tuesday morning. The disruption, which spanned several hours, marks one of the most...
Glistening Glut: Botswana’s Diamond Stockpile Hits Record High
Botswana’s unsold diamond inventory doubled to about 12 million carats by March 2024 as weak global prices held, straining cash flow and the national budget.
Davison Charamba
There are leaders in Botswana’s business sector that rise and keep rising, providing mature leadership as the economy develops, moving from strength to strength; Davison Charamba is one such noteworthy leader. Our featured business executive, Davison Charamba is the...
Beyond the Billboard: Why Investing in African Pay-TV Startups is the Smartest Marketing Move You’ll Make
Across the vibrant tapestry of African nations, a revolution is brewing. Not one of political upheaval, but of entertainment evolution. Pay-TV ventures are sprouting like baobab trees, their roots reaching deep into diverse communities, their branches laden with the...
Stimulus Budget Targets Roads and Power to Revive Growth
Peggy Serame’s February 2024 budget leaned on infrastructure, estimating 3.2% growth in 2023, 4.2% in 2024 and a P8.69 billion deficit, betting roads and power could carry the economy.
The Streaming Titans: A Look at the Top 10 Video Platforms in 2024
The video streaming landscape is a battlefield, with giants clashing for subscriber supremacy. But who are the frontrunners, and what makes them tick? Let's dive into the top ten platforms dominating the screen space in 2024: 1. Tubi: The Content Colossus: With a...





