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/

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

Blog post by Robert K. Knake (6 Jan 2020) - 2019: The Beginning of the End of the Open Internet Era

Title of blog post:
The Beginning of the End of the Open Internet Era

Author:
Robert K. Knake

Published:
Council on Foreign Relations (cfr.org), 6 January 2020

From the blog post:
"In the next decade, China will establish a separate root system for their share of the internet. This will mark the end of the global internet era. When the root splits, the United States and its allies should establish a coalition of democratic nations that would offer a stark coice and clear alternative to the Chinese internet governance model for the rest of the world."

This blog post is worth reading.

To read this post:
https://www.cfr.org/blog/2019-beginning-end-open-internet-era