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Stormy seas for global shipping

We explore the twin crises affecting the shipping industry

• 17 mins

Satellites to breach the digital divide

The new space race to bring internet for all

• 17 mins

The rise of amateur day traders

App-based share trading is causing a stir in global markets

• 17 mins

Brexit and the City

Is one of the world's mighty financial centres under threat?

• 17 mins

African Free trade: What’s in it for women?

The African Continental Free Trade Area is yet to recognise women's roles in the economy

• 17 mins

Business Weekly

Risky Business? The trials and tribulations of part-time share trading

• 49 mins

Bill Gates versus climate change

The world's greatest philanthropist sets his sights on decarbonising the global economy

• 17 mins

Teaching children about money

Are we preparing kids for life in a money-controlled world?

• 17 mins

The great semiconductor shortage

Why Taiwan isn't making enough computer chips

• 17 mins

The Paystack effect

How the biggest start-up acquisition out of Nigeria is resonating across Africa

• 17 mins

Why hair matters

For decades, some hairstyles have been discouraged at work

• 17 mins

Business Weekly

When the chips are down: The squeeze on semiconductors

• 49 mins

Will hydrogen prove a life saver?

Could this explosive gas fill some critical gaps in a future zero-carbon energy system?

• 17 mins

The plastic pandemic

The pandemic has brought with it a massive rise in plastic waste

• 17 mins

Love in the time of coronavirus

Covid-19 has ruined millions of wedding plans. Will 2021 spark a race to the altar?

• 17 mins

China's vaccine diplomacy

Poorer countries in search of Covid-19 vaccines are looking east

• 17 mins

Why does Bitcoin consume so much energy?

The cryptocurrency now uses as much electricity as Argentina, but is that sustainable?

• 17 mins

Business Weekly

Some say they will help us return to life as we knew it. Others warn of ethical concerns

• 50 mins

Lockdown breakdowns

Many embraced working from home at the start of the pandemic. But has it lost its lustre?

• 17 mins

Growing up in lockdown

How the pandemic has affected teen mental health

• 17 mins

Guyana and the pandemic

How has mental health in the South American country been affected during lockdown?

• 17 mins

Covid: Healthcare worker burnout

A year of crisis has taken its toll on those tasked with caring for the sick and elderly

• 17 mins

The joy of work

How to work your way to happiness, and break that daily grind

• 17 mins

Business Weekly

Women forced out of the workforce, teens growing up in lockdown, and mental health.

• 49 mins

Women, work and lockdowns

On International Women's Day, we explore the pandemic's impact on gender equality

• 17 mins

The digital currency race

As central banks digitise their currencies, it could upend our relationship with money

• 17 mins

Lab grown meat: The new food frontier?

Are lab grown chicken nuggets the ultimate innovation or a flash in the pan?

• 17 mins

Josephine’s story: Covid hits Kenya

A single mother’s struggle to survive in Africa’s largest urban slum

• 17 mins

Sexual assault in the music industry

Women are beginning to speak out against sexual violence and harassment

• 17 mins

Business Weekly

The Covid-19 pandemic: one year on

• 49 mins