Africa's Century

The 21st century is for Africa. As an African child and Generation X by definition, i feel duty bound, in the journey of my life time, to contribute to the development of this burgeoning continent through my researched views stimulated by the fast paced and changing global socio-political and economic landscape.


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An emerging African entrepreneur,strategist in the making, philosopher, revenue specialist, marketer and the community volunteer of note. My particular interests are on subjects, dialogue and debates relating to economics, international trade, sustainability, politics, environment, social entrepreneurship, technology, religion, health, science and business in general.

Monday, January 30, 2012

Smartphones vendor shipments reached a record 155 million in the fourth quarter of 2011

In 2011, Samsung held the number one spot for the first time to become the market leader, in annual terms, with 20 percent of global market share. Apple took the lead by a thin margin of less than half a percent ahead of Samsung in the fourth quarter of 2011. Nokia had a tough 2011. The Finnish giant was at the top spot in 2010 by 33%. Read more on Cellular News.   

South African democracy in action - Corruption Watchdog launched

It is not by default that South African constitution, in black and white, is an admiration of the world. South Africa's transition from the malevolence of apartheid to the contemporary form of governance, in the name of democracy, led by the revered Dr. Nelson Mandela cemented the voyage.

As a young South African, i beam with pride to witness the evolution of democracy from its inception. While the country is bleeding from high unemployment rate, poverty and inequality, the development such as the launch of the Corruption Watchdog by the largest trade union federation, supported by the right and the left, attest to the maturity of the nascent democracy and leaves one with confidence of HOPE. Read more about the full story on IOL