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Grapefruit pass through a rinsing machine on the sorting line of the Canyon Pakker’s packhouse on the Blydevallei Boerdery citrus farm outside Hoedspruit. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
AGRICULTURE

Citrus clash: South Africa takes on the EU’s tough new export rules

The European Union has set out new regulations for citrus exports that will hurt South African citrus growers

  • Ozayr Patel
4 min read
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2AFRICA

Inside Facebook’s big bet on Africa

New undersea cables will massively increase bandwidth to the continent

  • Matthew Du Plessis
6 min read
Huawei is the world’s biggest supplier of telecommunications networking equipment and number-two smartphone manufacturer. (Getty Images)
5G

France won’t bar but may restrict Huawei in 5G network

There has been intense debate in Europe about whether or not to exclude Huawei from supplying equipment for 5G mobile networks

  • Agency
4 min read
MTN
BHARTI AIRTEL LIMITED

MTN to sell its African cellphone tower networks

MTN is looking to reduce its exposure to costly infrastructure in Africa by selling off cellphone tower networks, say sources close to the matter.

  • Staff Reporter
2 min read
ECONET WIRELESS

Safaricom profits up after expansion drive

Subscribers in Kenya’s biggest cellphone operator, Safaricom, rose 50% in the first half of the year as the company invested in network coverage.

  • Duncan Miriri
2 min read
AGENCE FRANCEPRESSE

Rugby World Cup media boycott lifted

The media boycott of the Rugby World Cup was lifted on Friday, just 90 minutes before the first match kicked-off, after an agreement was reached between the International Rugby…

  • Staff Reporter
3 min read