The “white genocide” narrative works inside this wider machinery. It racialises South Africa’s internal contradictions for foreign consumption. It turns a country struggling with the unresolved consequences of colonialism and apartheid into a supposed persecutor of whites. It erases land theft, labour exploitation, racial capitalism and the real suffering of the African majority. It invites external intervention and commercial leverage through racial fear
Eswatini is a small, resilient, and culturally rich nation. Its people have endured extraordinary pressure. But on governance, the record is one of systemic failure: captured wealth, underfunded education, a collapsing health system and a democracy denied
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Recent data shows that 60% of South African workers regularly use generative AI tools, ahead of those in several Western countries
The telecommunications group said the parties had decided a suitable transaction was not possible at this time
Deal flounders over exclusivity issues related to separate proposal by Rain
The telecoms company says the court’s findings may affect the recent spectrum auction and its outcome
MTN SA has made two new executive appointments, in its technology and fibre divisions, as part of its efforts for it to grow its fibre business
Internet blackouts not only infringe on people’s human rights, but also cost companies and the economy billions, as evinced by MTN’s shutdown in Eswatini
The telecommunication group’s current chief executive, Sipho Maseko, will step down at the end of June 2022
Telecoms networks are the real drivers of financial inclusion on the continent
The new mobile licence conditions, which insist networks provide educational content for free, will start to bridge the digital divide
Telecommunications and surveillance companies must stop aiding the government’s human rights violations and encroachment on freedoms
The commodification of the internet is an infringement of poor people’s constitutional right to access information
Skype and WhatsApp are putting pressure on telecoms the world over and governments are being forced to consider regulating such over-the-top services.
Industry regulators have approved Vodacom’s bid to buy Neotel, along with its fixed-line network, making it a formidable competitor to Telkom.
The state’s incompetence is hindering connectivity as well as its own developmental goals.
MTN could outsource management of its retail stores and field staff, with an industry insider suggesting a deal with Brightstar is on the cards.
Vodacom concluded a deal to buy Neotel for R7-billion. Arthur Goldstuck looks at the meaning of the deal for South Africa telecoms.
Vodacom has planned to increase investment in the country as it speeds up the pace of network upgrades.
There are concerns that new regulations in Zimbabwe that allow for access to information without a warrant threatens democracy.
Communications minister Yunus Carrim says mobile costs are too high and government will host a workshop next month to address the issue.
South Africa’s communications regulator has been failing to perform and allowing mobile service companies to "rip off" the poor, MPs say.
SABC television viewers will switch from analogue to digital early next year.
Although everyone agrees the telecoms regulator is not working, they cannot agree on the solution, writes Lloyd Gedye.
Who is the richest person to have lived? Given the impossibility of comparing chariots with private jets, it is an absurd question.
Why is it that although women make up 49% of the UK’s labour force, they account for just 17% of IT and telecommunications professionals?
The continuing saga of SA’s migration from analogue to digital tv is no closer to being resolved, thanks to a last-minute about-turn by the regulator.
Telecoms giant MTN says its new technology takes energy-saving to another level, reports <b>Lisa Steyn</B>.
All eyes are on the communications authority as it begins the spectrum allocation process.
Seacom has pledged R100-million in additional infrastructure in SA to meet the continuous growth in demand for broadband services and applications.
Wireline revenues are down an average of 5% worldwide annually over the past five years.