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    Fastly blames software bug for global Internet outage

    By Agency Staff9 June 2021

    Fastly, the company behind a major global Internet outage this week, said the incident was caused by a bug in its software that was triggered when one of its customers changed their settings.

    Kenyan president urges Ethiopia to open up mobile money market

    By Agency Staff9 June 2021

    Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday urged Ethiopia to open up its telecommunications sector to private mobile money business investors.

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    EOH Holdings announced on Tuesday that it has sold subsidiary Sybrin for a cash consideration of R334.4-million. The money will be used mainly to pay down debt.

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