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    Are we asking the right questions about unlocking the SA economy?

    Genesis CEO Stephan Malherbe joined economists and business leaders at the CDE webinar on unlocking the South African economy. Malherbe argued that the more ready business is, the sooner the economy will be unlocked and that is why initiatives like return2work.co.za are so important.

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    Africa’s individual Covid-19 epidemics require unique responses

    Africa has just over 34,800 cases of Covid-19. While this is a large number, it pales in comparison with other regions of the world. It is increasingly important for African countries to assess their own epidemics, and not feel pressured to apply a “one size fits all” approach, no matter who is advising them

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    A data-first mindset will arm Africa against the pandemic

    As the Covid-19 pandemic evolves in Africa, the desire for certainty, a deluge of global information and scarcity of authoritative findings all create the risk of misinformation. As with written news on the pandemic, we need to be responsible in how we consume and share data.

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    Investments in EdTech: Looking beyond the Covid-19 lockdown

    The Covid-19 pandemic has caused massive disruption to education globally, forcing school systems across the world to close. As mitigation measures are considered to preserve education outcomes, the discussion has largely revolved around the role that education technology (EdTech) can play in enabling remote learning.

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    Cloud-computing solutions can reduce banking costs in Africa

    More than 700 million Africans lack access to a bank or mobile money account and only 41% of Africans are financially included. A new report Cloud Banking in Africa: The Regulatory Opportunity, by Genesis Analytics and Orange Business Services, outlines how cloud computing in financial services can help financial services providers reach and serve the poor.

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    Helping governments make tough calls in Covid age

    The impact of the Covid-19 crisis is dramatic in terms of immediate loss of human life and many families suffer profoundly. While the epidemic rages across the world, all efforts should now be focused on preventing the worst scenarios from coming true.

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    The six steps needed to control the Covid-19 epidemic

    Epidemiologists are worriers. We like to think of ourselves as warriors, of course, but if you spend your professional time counting illness and deaths you worry a lot about diseases like Covid-19. Head of the Health practice Saul Johnson outline the six steps we need to take.

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    Bridging the digital divide is crucial in the battle against Covid-19

    Any doubts as to the severity of the Covid-19 pandemic ended when South Africa went into a full-scale lockdown. Manager of Digital Economy team Mark Schoeman writes that none will feel it more than our country’s poor who do not have access to the digital coping strategies that are being put forward.

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    Using behavioural economics to change behaviour in Nigeria, Kenya

    Genesis is working with the National Orientation Agency in Nigeria and the Ministry of Health in Kenya to provide daily nudges on how, through social media, to avoid COVID-19.

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    Sarah Magni made a partner in our Health practice

    Genesis Analytics is pleased to announce that Sarah Magni has been promoted to partner in our Health practice. Sarah has worked at Genesis for four years. Prior to that she has held leadership positions in the health sector for over a decade.

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    Genesis to establish a South to South HIV Learning Network

    Genesis has been awarded a grant by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to establish a South to South learning network for HIV prevention. The project aims to help heavily affected countries reduce the number of new HIV infections, which currently stands at over 1.7 million infections a year.

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    Is this a blueprint for mass job creation in South Africa?

    For the digital revolution to make a dent in South Africa’s unemployment, it has to provide work for a wide range of skills, with a particular focus on lower-skilled South Africans, says South Africa in the Digital Age (SADA).

    Read more at: https://businesstech.co.za/new...

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