Risk of Iran war reigniting as Trump renews threats, Tehran says no plan to attend peace talks

Risk of Iran war reigniting as Trump renews threats, Tehran says no plan to attend peace talks

More than 60 nations sent representatives to Brussels Monday for talks with Palestinian representatives on stability, security and long-term peace in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza, as global attention largely remains focused in the Middle East on the ongoing crises in Iran and Lebanon. There’s renewed momentum in the 27-nation European Union to put…

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Icasa’s infrastructure database plan raises national security alarm

Icasa’s infrastructure database plan raises national security alarm

A body representing South Africa’s largest telecommunications operators has warned that Icasa’s proposed national infrastructure database could create national security risks and has accused the ICT sector regulator of failing to tackle the municipal wayleave bottleneck that has long throttled broadband roll-out. In preliminary feedback to TechCentral on the draft rapid deployment regulations gazetted on…

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SA’s R142bn connectivity plan: The real question isn’t funding; it’s execution

SA’s R142bn connectivity plan: The real question isn’t funding; it’s execution

Mooketsi Mocumi, strategic communications and corporate affairs adviser. South Africa now has something the telecommunications sector has long called for: a costed, structured roadmap to achieve universal, meaningful connectivity. The proposed investment of roughly R142 billion to deliver 100Mbps broadband to all households by 2035 is ambitious, necessary and overdue. But the most important question…

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Trump says Iran war will still take weeks, oil prices rise with no plan to open Strait of Hormuz

Trump says Iran war will still take weeks, oil prices rise with no plan to open Strait of Hormuz

Israel’s military said Thursday that it had struck “dozens of headquarters, weapons storage facilities, launch sites, and anti-tank missile positions” belonging to the Iranian-backed Hezbollah group in Lebanon over the last 24 hours.  The IDF said it would continue to “operate decisively against the Hezbollah terror organization” in Lebanon “to remove the threat posed to…

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Canal+ injects €100 million into MultiChoice ‘boost plan’

Canal+ injects €100 million into MultiChoice ‘boost plan’

Canal+ has announced a €100-million (R1.9-billion) “boost plan” to stabilise and restart subscriber growth at MultiChoice. This aggressive investment follows a difficult financial year for the South African-headquartered pay-TV giant, which has continued to lose both customers and revenue since being acquired by its new French parent. Read: Oppo teases ‘zero-feel crease’ for upcoming Find…

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Canal+ unveils big plan to stem DStv’s decline

Canal+ unveils big plan to stem DStv’s decline

Canal+ will pump €100-million (R1.9-billion) into a “boost plan” to restart subscriber growth at MultiChoice, even as Africa’s largest pay-TV operator continues to bleed customers and revenue under its new French parent. The investment, announced alongside Canal+’s first full-year results since completing the MultiChoice acquisition, comes as the South African-headquartered business saw its subscriber base…

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