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E-waste is being generated five times faster than it is being recycled
African countries generate the lowest rates of electronic waste, but have a recycling rate of less than one percent, according to a new UN report
Committee appointed to oversee South Africa’s lagging digital migration
‘We have the technical skills to ensure the migration takes place,’ says minister of communications and digital technologies
Rights groups call out ‘complicity’ of telecoms companies’ in internet shutdowns
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
African nations urged to harmonise telecoms laws
African countries working jointly to construct an undersea telecoms cable should harmonise laws governing the sector if they are to land the much-awaited communications link, a…
Africa telecoms summit to promote internet access
A United Nations-backed Africa communications summit in Rwanda next month will seek to boost high-speed internet access to match the continent’s explosive growth in cellphones,…