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    Space junk is our new ‘tragedy of the commons’

    By Agency Staff19 April 2021

    It’s getting crowded up there, and awfully dangerous. By up there, I mean space – and not the far-off areas that concern astronomers and science fiction.

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    By Staff Reporter19 April 2021

    MTN Group will list its Rwandan subsidiary on the Rwanda Stock Exchange on 4 May, the JSE-listed telecommunications giant said on Monday.

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    ‘Britcoin’: UK mulls digital version of sterling

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    British finance minister Rishi Sunak told the Bank of England on Monday to look at the case for a new “britcoin”, or central bank-backed digital currency.

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    Herman Maritz on building EskomsePush – and what comes next

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    MTN can sell Sim cards in Nigeria again

    By Loni Prinsloo16 April 2021

    MTN Group and Airtel Africa were given the green light to resume the sale of new Sim cards in Nigeria following the implementation of a new policy linking them to national ID numbers.

    Apple’s new privacy zeal is a threat to small app developers

    By Editor16 April 2021

    In an iOS update expected this month, Apple will start asking users for permission to track their data across apps. The impact on smaller app developers could be devastating.

    Work from Anywhere Tech Talk Series – Ep 1: ‘The intelligent edge’

    By Dell Technologies And Intel16 April 2021

    Promoted | Dell Technologies introduces another five-episode Work from Anywhere Tech Talk Series that tackles the latest tech trends in South Africa and the globe.

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