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Rational Perspective

Amazon's Herotel tie-up reframes SA's Starlink debate as a governance question: Joan Swart

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Editor BizNews
5 min read
Amazon’s entry reframes the satellite internet debate around regulation, digital sovereignty, and South Africa’s broader national interests.
A Starlink terminal
SA Investing

AfriForum demands answers on state-backed BrainSAT's 1Mbps satellite deal versus Starlink's 200Mbps+

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MyBroadBand
4 min read
AfriForum challenges BrainSAT’s rollout, comparing its slower satellite services with Starlink’s faster and cheaper alternative
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Rational Perspective

David Ansara: As DIRCO crumbles, civil society steps in

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The Common Sense
6 min read
Civil society groups are reshaping South Africa’s global role as state diplomacy faces growing criticism.
Carson Block, founder of Muddy Waters Research: If you thought the GFC was bad…
Global Investing

Carson Block, founder of Muddy Waters Research: If you thought the GFC was bad…

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The Economist
4 min read
When the crash comes, stabilising markets will be easy compared with reordering society for AI, writes short-seller Carson Block
An election poster for Emmerson Mnangagwa, Zimbabwe's president and leader of Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front (ZANU–PF), sits on a lampost in Harare, Zimbabwe
Africa

Cathy Buckle: Zim’s icy July - mass deportations and a Constitutional coup

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Editor BizNews
3 min read
Zimbabwe faces political upheaval as constitutional changes reshape power, while mass repatriations from South Africa deepen national challenges.
Cape Town
Rational Perspective

Ivo Vegter: Activists cast SA's data centre boom as a monster to slay

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Daily Friend
8 min read
South Africa’s data centre boom sparks a battle between economic growth, jobs and environmental concerns.
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