Navigating the Digital Frontier: Governments and Industry Unite for Online Safety in Sub-Saharan Africa

The digital landscape in Sub-Saharan Africa is expanding at an unprecedented rate, bringing with it incredible opportunities for connection, creativity, and economic growth. However, this rapid expansion also presents challenges, particularly in ensuring online safety and protecting vulnerable users. Recognizing the critical importance of this issue, governments, industry leaders, and community organizations convened at the Second Annual Sub-Saharan Africa Safer Internet Summit in Cape Town, South Africa, to forge collaborative solutions and shape a safer digital future for the region.
South Africa’s Student Debt Trap: Why Poor Governance Threatens a Generation of Graduates

The recent, eleventh-hour withdrawal of controversial amendments to the National Credit Act (NCA) was a victory for youth activism, yet it laid bare a deep flaw in how South Africa’s government approaches economic policy. These proposed changes, which were met with an overwhelming public outcry and a petition that surged to over 190,000 signatures, would […]