New roadmap targets 1bn connected Africans
The roadmap sets out three priorities for closing the gap: accelerating migration from 2G and 3G handsets to 4G/5G smartphones, integrating energy and connectivity investment, and cutting the cost of reaching rural and underserved communities.
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US backs African digital infrastructure
US development finance body joins AFC and Vision Invest in a multi-million dollar African infrastructure push.
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What needs to change in SA municipal revenue collection?
Modern municipal revenue management requires a connected view of customer information, billing, payments, debt management, customer service and financial planning — when these functions operate in isolation, revenue leakage becomes difficult to identify and resolve.
The register isn't the record: why SA needs better NPO visibility
Without a verified, centralised database, funders must build compliance files from scratch — slowing support for genuine NPOs while letting unverified entities slip through.
Your network probably went flat, one device at a time
Phones, access control systems, wireless devices and other connected equipment gradually become part of the environment. Each addition makes sense on its own, but over time the network can become far more complicated than the one originally designed.
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