Managers of Wealth Africa

Corruption And The Coronavirus

How to prevent the abuse of power during a global health pandemic

President Kenyatta signals tax relief to boost coronavirus-hit businesses

Lockdowns and entry bans imposed around the world to fight coronavirus has hit Kenya’s horticulture and tourism, which generated combined hard currency Sh260 billion last year.

Coronavirus: Banks urge customers to use digital platforms

This is as part of efforts to ensure social distancing which will help curtail the spread of COVID-19.

As the coronavirus arrives in Africa, fragile economies are bracing for the worst

South Africa this week declared a “state of disaster” with cases now at 116 and the economy already in a technical recession, while the Sahel state of Burkina Faso reported the subcontinent’s first death on Wednesday.

In this time of COVID-19, does personal data privacy get thrown out the window?

Business owners in the private sector have become invaluable partners of contact tracing efforts through their conduct of temperature screening

Management of coronavirus contagion containment in workplaces

Such has now paved the way to new measures (temperature scanning, self-assessment forms on 14 days’ previous Coronavirus at-risk contacts, dealing with on-premises reported suspicious cases) which have their consequences privacy-wise.

How Fintech Can Help in Fight Against Coronavirus Spread in Africa

The move by the network operator is laudable and sets an example for other corporates to follow in terms of partnering with governments on issues of national urgency.

Covid-19: a dress rehearsal for the climate emergency?

Since it was first detected in December 2019, the virus has spread rapidly, having been declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 30 January 2020, and is now characterised as a pandemic by the World Health Organisation.

Nedbank bets coronavirus can accelerate shift to digital banking

Private-sector fixed investment activity has already stalled, and Sibiya sees no prospect of South Africa emerging from recession for at least 18 to 24 months.