Digital Currency Revolution Series: Fidelity Research Indicates Institutional Investment Growth Into Cryptocurrencies

May 03, 2019 07:20 am UTC| Research & Analysis Digital Currency Insights & Views Commentary

Of late, the perception towards cryptocurrencies is sensing paradigm shift after last years bearish rout. Almost 50% of the respondents to a recently released Fidelitys survey (on May 2ndto be precise) have lauded cryptos...

Election tip: 23.9% is a meaningless figure, ignore the tax-to-GDP ratio

May 02, 2019 17:52 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

Expect to hear a lot about tax during the coming leaders debates. Which is why its important to get two things straight. The first is that you cant argue against a tax by pointing out that it will take money from...

Nothing to fear? How humans (and other intelligent animals) might ruin the autonomous vehicle utopia

May 02, 2019 17:49 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

Globally, road crashes kill 1.3 million people a year and injure nearly 50 million more. Autonomous vehicles (AVs) have been identified as a potential solution to this issue if they can learn to identify and avoid...

Issues that swung elections: Petrol shortages and the dawn of the Menzies era

May 02, 2019 17:48 pm UTC| Insights & Views Politics

With taxes and health care emerging as key issues in the upcoming federal election, were running a series this week looking at the main issues that swung elections in the past, from agricultural workers wages to the...

Zambia: debt, unpaid salaries and a poor harvest have sown seeds of crisis

May 02, 2019 17:46 pm UTC| Insights & Views

In the volatile landscape of southern Africa, Zambia is often overlooked. It played a huge role in the liberation struggles of its neighbours. The ANC, banned in South Africa by the apartheid government, established its...

Entrepreneurship funds in Africa: distinguishing the good from the bad

May 02, 2019 17:46 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy

Entrepreneurs have a pivotal role to play in Africas unemployment crisis. Today over a third of the continents young workforce (those aged 15-35) are unemployed. Another third are in vulnerable employment. By 2035, Africa...

Shutting down social media does not reduce violence, but rather fuels it

May 02, 2019 17:45 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology

In the wake of a series of coordinated attacks that claimed more than 250 lives on April 21, the government of Sri Lanka shut off its residents access to social media and online messaging systems, including Facebook,...