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Digital Divide Africa

Zanzibar to Be Fully Covered by Balloon-Driven Mobile Internet – Is Kenya Next?

World Mobile, a London, UK-based mobile network provider, is launching a unique hybrid mobile network supported by low altitude platform balloons in Zanzibar, as it plans to roll out its innovative service providing reliable mobile internet to more people...

This Startup Puts Tech in Teachers’ Hands to Change Student Lives

There is a persistent issue when it comes to the lack of education and how it contributes to the cycle of poverty, especially in underdeveloped areas of the world. According to UNESCO, more than 617-million children worldwide are lacking knowledge...

Cisco’s Charmaine Houvet on Digital Inclusion and the Internet of the Future

August is Women’s Month in South Africa – and this month IT News Africa has been connecting with women in technology to provide needed signal-boosting for individuals in an industry that, especially in Africa, is male-dominated. ITNA’s Luis Monzon had...

How Close Are We to an Inclusive Internet in South Africa?

The Internet has changed our lives, transforming the way we work, learn and have fun. During the pandemic, network traffic increased between 25% and 45%: 100 countries adopted confinement plans, 1.2 billion students switched to online learning and 60% of...

Elon Musk’s Starlink Set to Deliver Worldwide Internet from Orbit

Elon Musk's satellite network - Starlink - is reportedly on track to deliver broadband internet everywhere on Earth except for its two poles by August of this year. The Space Exploration Technologies Corporation (SpaceX) launched more than 1,500 satellites so...
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AfriLabs and ATU Forge Continent‑Wide Pact to Fast‑Track Digital Innovation

AfriLabs and the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) have signed a landmark Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to accelerate digital innovation...
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