November 14, 2019

Huawei sets 40 000 5G stations despite US sanctions

CAPE TOWN, HUAWEI, undeterred by the restrictions imposed on it by the United States government, has established some 40 000 fifth-generation cellular network technology (5G) base stations without American components since the sanctions by the adminis…

More misery for displaced Congolese victims

KINSHASA, OVER 300 people, most of them women and children, are at the risk of murder, sexual violence and kidnappings five months after an outbreak of violence by armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The grave violations are wi…

MTN deploys 5 000 OpenRAN sites globally

JOHANNESBURG, THE MTN Group is to deploy more than 5 000 sites across its 21 operations, thereby bringing second-generation technology networks (2G), 3G and 4G connectivity into areas previously using Parallel Wireless’ OpenRAN (radio access network)….

New smart feature phone closes Tanzania digital divide

CAPE TOWN, THE launch of a new smart feature phone in Tanzania is anticipated to bridge the digital divide in the East African country.KaiOs Technologies, Vodacom, Azumi and Media Tek have launched the gadget known as the Smart Katochi.Retailing at TZ…

South African Airways cancels flights ahead of strike

JOHANNESBURG, South African Airways (SAA) said it was cancelling all its flights as thousands of workers vowed to press ahead with an indefinite strike from Friday, after the troubled national carrier announced a major retrenchment plan.Around 3,000 wo…

The food sovereignty alternative

Maverick Citizen: Transitional Compass 4 focuses on the South African Food Sovereignty Campaign’s response to climate and food inequality.While many of these indiscriminately affect entire communities or regions, the consequences are not distributed un…

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