Why is Tesla selling insurance and what does it mean for drivers?
In the past year, Elon Musk and Tesla have fascinated the world with new innovations like the Tesla Cybertruck. There is excitement about most new Tesla products, but one hugely…
African countries aren’t getting as much as they should from foreign direct investment
Economic growth is driven by a number of factors. These include foreign direct investment, national savings, household spending, fiscal and monetary policies. Since the late 1980s African governments have fully…
Sustainable development goals need a final push with just 10 years to go
Since their adoption by 193 countries in 2015, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals have been hailed as the “most ambitious” and “transformative” agenda for fixing the world’s biggestchallenges to…
What can the Black Death tell us about the global economic consequences of a pandemic?
Concerns over the spread of the novel coronavirus have translated into an economic slowdown. Stock markets have taken a hit: the UK’s FTSE 100 has seen its worst days of…
The Fed will have to do a lot more than cut rates to zero to stop Wall Street’s coronavirus panic
The Federal Reserve is 0 for 2 in its fight against Wall Street’s coronavirus panic, seeming to confirm perceptions of the central bank’s impotence. The Fed’s first attempt to calm…
Innovative New Export Programme for Isuzu Motors
Isuzu Motors in Port Elizabeth, South Africa has started supplying knocked down (KD) Isuzu D-MAX pick-up kits for assembly purposes to its Isuzu manufacturing facility in Kenya. This represents the…
New VW Tiguan Allspace hits the Kenyan roads
DT Dobie, through its VW Division, recently launched the new Tiguan range of soft SUVs. The media launch at the new state of the art and customer friendly showroom on…
Latest trend in the Oil Industry in Kenya
As Africa economies experience transformative periods, the energy sector holds huge potential to revitalize and turn around most the them, in order to empower the growth and development of each…
How does the coronavirus test work? 5 questions answered
The U.S. government is fighting to contain and slow down the spread of the coronavirus. Testing is central to these efforts. Molecular biologist and viral researcher Maureen Ferran answers some…
Avocados in Kenya: what’s holding back smallholder farmers
Kenya is the world’s third largest producer of avocados. It’s also Kenya’s leading fruit export, accounting for nearly one-fifth of its total horticultural exports.But Kenya only exports 10% of its…