F5.5G Leap-forward Development of Broadband in Africa The Africa Broadband Forum 2024 (BBAF 2024) was successfully held in Cape Town, South Africa recently, under…
Are the BRICS building legal barriers to social media?
Are emerging market countries, notably the BRICS, clamping down on internet freedoms? Google’s Chief Internet Evangelist Vincent Cerf warned last year of an “authoritarian”…
China is winning with staggering internet stats
With a population close to 1.3-billion (yes, that’s a ‘B’); it’s hardly surprising that Chinese internet statistics are staggeringly high. In fact, in 2011…
Why competition for the SKA Telescope is important for tech
A recent article in Nature states that South Africa has won the backing of the SKA Site Advisory Committee to host the SKA Telescope….
The hows and the whats — 5 tough questions VCs ask
Over the past six months I have spoken with a wide variety of people who have shown, in varying degrees, interest in investing in…
