Melvyn Lubega — who helped build a billion-dollar ed-tech startup — now heads South Africa’s digital-ID push, aiming to bring driver’s licences and ID services online.
Jeetu Patel, a senior executive at Cisco, works up to 18 hours a day but maintains balance with two hard rules — protecting family time and personal health.
With mainstream leaders sidelined and political space shrinking, Bangladesh is witnessing a surge of hard-line groups — raising fears of growing extremism and social fragmentation.
2025 saw a wave of high-profile exits — startup cofounders and CEOs stepping down from unicorns, edtech, fintech and SaaS firms amid shifting market realities.
From December 8, 2025, equity-derivatives (F&O) contracts on Indian exchanges will also open with a 15-minute pre-open call auction — aiming for smoother starts.
Sanchar Saathi — launched as a tool to fight telecom fraud and recover stolen phones — sparked major privacy concerns when the government initially tried to mandate its pre-installation.
Bakelite — the world’s first fully synthetic plastic — revolutionised manufacturing by offering inexpensive, heat-resistant, and electrically insulating material for myriad early 20th-century products.
