Nicola-Jane

Flying high

Around this time next year, Rwanda could have its very first drone port and cargo robot route. The proposed... Read more
6 Oct, 2015

Big save

KSh3 000 – that’s all it will take for Kenyans to be able to participate in the country’s first-ever mobile... Read more
6 Oct, 2015

Branching out

Energy can be produced by burning the scrap wood left over after trees have been trimmed, which is exactly... Read more
6 Oct, 2015

Enter the dragon

Two hundred and forty Chinese firms have invested in more than 400 Nigerian projects between 1998 and 2012, making... Read more
31 Aug, 2015

Forward thinking

Seventeen billion. That’s how many rands could be added to South Africa’s economy each year if companies implemented flexible... Read more
31 Aug, 2015

Business solution

SMMEs are the backbone of Africa’s commerce industry. Yet, 95% of entrepreneurs don’t have access to loans because they... Read more
31 Aug, 2015

Once bitten…

Arachnophobia is fairly common. However, a fear of spiders generally pales in comparison to the dangers of malaria. Now mosquito-eating... Read more
17 Aug, 2015

Evasion techniques

Nigeria has close to 500 000 registered companies. Unfortunately for the government, however, only around 120 000 of them pay their taxes.... Read more
17 Aug, 2015

Tip of the (melting) iceberg

If, against all odds, we actually manage to protect Earth from the effects of excessive global warming, that would... Read more
17 Aug, 2015

Free and clear (almost)

Africa passed an important milestone in July, one that marked 12 months since a case of polio had been reported on... Read more
11 Aug, 2015