Internet Access
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These days you don’t have to leave your home to be entertained and fed
Free internet for over 300 schools
Cool Schools initiative provides fibre connectivity to hundreds of schools across SA
Court rules matric results will be published in the media
Court grants AfriForum’s application to compel the department of basic education to publish matric results in newspapers and online platforms
Telemedicine is a quick cure for Africa’s healthcare ailments
But it needs urgent support from governments and the private sector
Web threatens democracy and must be regulated – without limits on freedom of speech
The political harms caused by large scale are critical issues as well, and ought to be considered in antitrust enforcement
Internet a distant dream for many in oil-rich Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea has the most expensive internet in the world after Zimbabwe
Bangladesh slows internet ahead of election
At the end of an election campaign marked by deadly violence, internet services were slowed across the country with 3G and 4G services suspended
Internet freedom thrives in SA
South Africa has been ranked 8th in internet freedom out of 65 countries but, as Gigaba will know this week, we might be enjoying it too much
Telecom statistics are key to socioeconomic development
Ministerial roundtable to examine innovative policies on how to deliver the benefits of ICT to all citizens and to ensure that no one is left behind.
Internet freedom: Why access is becoming a human right
Lowering mobile data costs and offering free internet are some of the ways to increase accessibility to online spaces, writes Indra de Lanerolle.
SPIKE, DOUBLE: Internet freedom: why access is becoming a human right
Lowering mobile data costs and offering free internet are some of the ways to increase accessibility to online spaces, writes Indra de Lanerolle.
Wi-fi revolution slow in coming
Touted as the great equaliser, analysts are not unanimous that access to the internet will liberate South Africans.
Hashish and Russia’s big HTTPS problem
Russia is trying strategies to circumvent the secure HTTPS internet protocol.
Johannesburg: One metropolis, two lives
SA’s de facto capital has announced bold plans to change the lives of its citizens. But not everyone is on board, as events on the same day showed.
China launches new cyber attack weapon
The Chinese government has developed a new tool to prevent its citizens from accessing the internet freely.