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With Home Telemedicine Apps Having Reported Whopping 8,270% Increase In Downloads In 2020: GlobalData By Josephine Akaerr, Special Correspondent The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the many wide-ranging benefits of telemedicine. In a survey by GlobalData, pharmaceutical industry professionals noted that they expect telemedicine to remain a leading industry trend in 2021 and beyond. GlobalData’s latest report, The State of the Biopharmaceutical Industry 2021, reveals that telemedicine is expected to be a leading industry trend in 2021, reveals that telemedicine is expected to be a leading industry trend in 2021, behind...

By Julius Ewudo, ASEAN Region Representative The uptake of renewable energy generation has risked the existing transmission system originally built for coal-powered generation in Australia. With the kind of growth expected in the wind and solar PV sectors, the current transmission infrastructure is bound to be overburdened and therefore, should be revamped to check the issue of intermittency linked with renewable electricity generation. Connection caps based on renewable energy zones can be introduced to help orderly addition of renewable power plants to the transmission lines, says GlobalData. The Australian transmission...

By Celestine Okorie, Correspondent South Africa One-third of all African stories in news outlets on the continent are sourced from foreign news services according to a new report from Africa No Filter. The ‘How African Media Covers Africa’, highlights the fact that stories about Africa continue to be told through the same persistent and negative stereotypes and frames of poverty, disease, conflict, poor leadership and corruption. The research surveyed 38 African editors, analyzed content from 60 African news outlets in 15 countries (Botswana, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, DRC, Egypt, Tunisia,...

Google appeared poised to block some Android users from accessing its Messages app, a move apparently related to a push to employ end-to-end encryption for the service.9to5Google spotted code in a beta version of the app stating Messages will “stop working on uncertified devices” on 31 March.If executed, 9to5Google noted the move would likely impact a small number of users, notably those with Huawei devices released after US trade restrictions prevented it accessing Google’s services.On a support website, Google said it vets and certifies devices from manufacturers which preload its...