Africa: Rwanda, South Africa Move to Ease Visa Restrictions

Africa: Rwanda, South Africa Move to Ease Visa Restrictions

Rwanda and South Africa have agreed to take steps toward easing travel restrictions and improving mobility between their citizens, including progress on visa normalisation and efforts to address restrictions affecting Rwandan passport holders. The announcement was made on Wednesday, June 17, in Pretoria during a joint press conference by Minister of Foreign Affairs and International…

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Data prices ease, but affordability gap persists

Data prices ease, but affordability gap persists

Doris Tshepe, commissioner at the Competition Commission. South Africa’s data prices remain below headline inflation, but still pose a barrier to digital inclusion and economic participation. This is according to the Competition Commission’s (CompCom’s) second Cost of Living (COL) Report, published yesterday. It shows how prices for basic goods and services have changed since 2020,…

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Seacom earnings surge as subsea cable disruptions ease

Seacom earnings surge as subsea cable disruptions ease

Image for illustration purposes only Digital infrastructure and managed services provider Seacom has delivered a sharp improvement in earnings after the subsea cable disruptions that weighed on results in the prior period fell away. In interim results for the six months to 31 December 2025, released on Wednesday, Remgro – which holds an effective 30%…

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SA enterprises look to GenAI to ease budget constraints

SA enterprises look to GenAI to ease budget constraints

Amantha Naidoo, executive MD of NTT Data South Africa. (Image: supplied) South African businesses are increasingly turning to generative AI (GenAI) to tackle operational inefficiencies, as they face growing pressure to do more with fewer resources, amid budget constraints. The technology, once considered experimental, is now being deployed to solve real-world business problems. This is…

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