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    Smartphone affordability: South Africa's new economic divide - PayJoy

    Smartphone affordability: South Africa’s new economic divide

    By PayJoy29 January 2026

    Closing the smartphone affordability gap could accelerate financial inclusion, employment access and more.

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    AI replaces people as Amazon cuts 16 000 corporate jobs

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