In which I re-assert my self-appointed role of digitally holding African mobile operators’ feet to the fire for their rent-seeking behaviour. In today’s spotlight is Vodacom South Africa. Vodacom recently announced their Annual Report for…
On Wednesday this week I was fortunate enough to spend a couple of hours chatting with Gilberto Gil. I am still pinching myself. When I was 17, I was an exchange student for a year…
Guilty admission. I am a fault finder. Show me a perfect rose and I will find the petal that is slightly wilted. Or at least that’s how I grew up. I’ve spent much of my…
I had a chance to sit down and chat with Jeremy Leggett last week at the Skoll World Forum. Jeremy is the Chairman of SolarAid, a social enterprise that delivers solar solutions to rural Eastern…
The opening plenary of the Skoll World Forum last night was fascinating. Brilliant because it opened with a set by Baaba Maal and insightful because of a debate among leading members of the international microfinance…