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South Africa’s pursuit of digital inclusion faces a significant hurdle – the high cost of broadband access, especially in underserved communities. Starlink, with its promise of affordable satellite internet, presents a potential solution. However, regulatory requirements mandating 30% black ownership for international communications companies pose a challenge – primarily because…
South Africa plans to create unique identities for its citizens and issue instant visas as it digitises its economy. The South African Revenue Service, the central bank and the Department of Home Affairs are working toward a unique digital identity, the tax authority’s boss Edward Kieswetter said at an event…
The so-called Pan-African Payments and Settlements System, launched in 2022, also has the potential to bring about $50 billion of informal trade into the official economy, Macaulay said. “We will have visibility of it if the payment system is implemented the way it’s supposed to be,” he said. “That’s the…
AUSTRALIAN energy company Invictus Energy has made notable strides at its Cabora Bassa project, which is north east of Zimbabwe, uncovering significant gas and oil prospects that could revolutionise the region's energy landscape. (more…)…
Boeing workers in the US have voted to accept the aviation giant’s latest pay offer, ending a damaging seven-week-long walkout. Under the new contract, they will get a 38% pay rise over the next four years. Striking workers can start returning to their jobs as early as Wednesday, or as…
Offices of streaming giant Netflix in Paris and Amsterdam have been raided by the French and Dutch authorities as part of an investigation into tax fraud, French judicial sources say. Officials from the two countries have been co-operating on the case since the investigation was opened in November 2022. Netflix…
Elon Musk’s political group can keep awarding $1m (£722,000) to voters in swing states, a judge has ruled. The giveaway by Mr Musk’s America PAC is set to end on Tuesday, and the final recipient has already been determined, a lawyer for the billionaire said in a court hearing on…
“We’re at the mercy of Google.” Undecided voters in the US who turn to Google may see dramatically different views of the world – even when they’re asking the exact same question. Type in “Is Kamala Harris a good Democratic candidate”, and Google paints a rosy picture. Search results are…