Title:
Ramaposa promises free data for low-income South Africans
Author:
Lizeka Tandwa
Published:
News24, 13 February 2020
From the short article:
"Low-income households will receive free daily data to gain access to educational and other public interest websites, President Cyril Ramaphosa announced on Thursday night during his State of the Nation Address."
To read this article:
https://m.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/ramaphosa-promises-free-data-for-low-income-south-africans-20200213
To read the 2020 State of the Nation Address:
https://www.gov.za/speeches/president-cyril-ramaphosa-2020-state-nation-address-13-feb-2020-0000
Showing posts with label access to internet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label access to internet. Show all posts
Saturday, February 15, 2020
Friday, February 14, 2020
AFRICA - Undersea cable repairs to boost internet will be completed next week (by Kgwaba)
Title:
Undersea cable repairs to boost internet will be completed next week
Author:
Kgwaba
Published:
Expression News, 12 February 2020
From the article:
"Repairs to the undersea cables that failed and left parts of the continent with slow internet are estimated to be completed by next week."
To read this article:
https://expression.world/undersea-cable-repairs-to-boost-internet-will-be-completed-next-week/
Undersea cable repairs to boost internet will be completed next week
Author:
Kgwaba
Published:
Expression News, 12 February 2020
From the article:
"Repairs to the undersea cables that failed and left parts of the continent with slow internet are estimated to be completed by next week."
To read this article:
https://expression.world/undersea-cable-repairs-to-boost-internet-will-be-completed-next-week/
Monday, January 27, 2020
SOUTH AFRICA: Damaged Wacs cable only likely to be fixed on 8 February - TechCentral
Title:
Damaged Wacs cable only likely to be fixed on 8 February
Author:
Duncan McLeod
Published:
TechCentral, 27 January 2020
From the article:
"The Wacs cable, one of two cable systems damaged earlier this month due to a suspected undersea earthquake, will probably only be fixed on 8 February."
To read this article:
https://techcentral.co.za/damaged-wacs-cable-only-likely-to-be-fixed-on-8-february/95452/
For more information, see also:
African Undersea Cables & South Africa: Slow internet could last another two weeks, published on 24 January 2020
Damaged Wacs cable only likely to be fixed on 8 February
Author:
Duncan McLeod
Published:
TechCentral, 27 January 2020
From the article:
"The Wacs cable, one of two cable systems damaged earlier this month due to a suspected undersea earthquake, will probably only be fixed on 8 February."
To read this article:
https://techcentral.co.za/damaged-wacs-cable-only-likely-to-be-fixed-on-8-february/95452/
Not good news for South African internet users
as this is one of the cables connecting South Africa to Europe
via the west coast of Africa!
For more information, see also:
African Undersea Cables & South Africa: Slow internet could last another two weeks, published on 24 January 2020
Friday, January 24, 2020
African Undersea Cables & South Africa: Slow internet could last another two weeks
A. The African Undersea Cables Matrix:
A tentative map depicting the African undersea fibre cables powering the internet by 2021 was updated in July 2019. The information is also availabe in French now.
To sea this map, go to:
https://manypossibilities.net/african-undersea-cables/
B. South Africa: Slow internet could last another two weeks
Title:
Slow internet could last another two weeks
Author:
Nokukhanya N Mntambo
Published:
Jacarandafm, 22 January 2020
From the short article:
"It might take another two weeks for a ship to reach and repair one of two damaged undersea cables that have slowed down the internet in South Africa."
To read this article:
https://www.jacarandafm.com/news/news/slow-internet-could-last-another-two-weeks/
A tentative map depicting the African undersea fibre cables powering the internet by 2021 was updated in July 2019. The information is also availabe in French now.
To sea this map, go to:
https://manypossibilities.net/african-undersea-cables/
B. South Africa: Slow internet could last another two weeks
Title:
Slow internet could last another two weeks
Author:
Nokukhanya N Mntambo
Published:
Jacarandafm, 22 January 2020
From the short article:
"It might take another two weeks for a ship to reach and repair one of two damaged undersea cables that have slowed down the internet in South Africa."
To read this article:
https://www.jacarandafm.com/news/news/slow-internet-could-last-another-two-weeks/
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