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Small business owner Sozwani Joko felt he wasn’t getting the one vital resource he needed to run his community internet cafe: a strong internet connection. His services – video conferencing, …
South Africans are breaking the law to get Elon Musk’s Starlink internet Read More
On May 16, frustrated with an unexpected internet shutdown in Pakistan, Karachi-based app developer Wajahat Karim posted a poll on LinkedIn. The 32-year-old asked his connections if they wanted to move …
Pakistan’s 4-day internet shutdown was the final straw for its tech workers Read More
How did we end up here? Midwife to the Internet, Tim Berners-Lee, called his vision for the web “utopian.” He wanted it to be a place where all people had …
Which way does digital point? Read More
Online talent platform work has experienced rapid growth in recent years and been embraced by individuals and businesses alike. While working via an online platform does not constitute a new …
Ensuring fair working conditions in the online talent platform economy Read More
Despite experiencing substantial growth in internet users in the last decade, Zimbabwe, a country of 14.7 million, still suffers from underutilized mobile internet capacity and low smartphone penetration, according to the latest annual …
A sky-high tariff on smartphones is keeping people offline in Zimbabwe Read More
Entrepreneurs in Côte d’Ivoire are circumventing high retail rents and government bureaucracy to start businesses online, resulting in a thriving informal digital economy. From baby clothes to handmade jewelry, small …
Côte d’Ivoire’s informal economy has come online and the government’s not happy Read More