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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
Inside Facebook’s big bet on Africa
New undersea cables will massively increase bandwidth to the continent
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
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.
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.
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…