South Africa has proposed the radical relaxation of rules over foreign ownership in local broadcasters as well as the scrapping of restrictions that prevent cross-ownership of broadcasting services.

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Liquid Telecom has appointed industry veteran Deon Geyser as CEO of its South African operation, replacing Reshaad Sha, who left in August to launch his own company.

Microsoft has used a court order to take control of computers that were installing ransomware and other malicious software on local government networks and threatening to disrupt the November US election.

BriteGaze, the artificial intelligence venture launched by former Liquid Telecom South Africa CEO Reshaad Sha, said on Monday that it has completed a feasibility study for the launch of BriteGaze Fund One.

Financial leaders of the world’s seven biggest economies will say on Tuesday that they oppose the launch of Facebook’s planned libra stablecoin until it is properly regulated, their draft statement showed.

The virus responsible for Covid-19 can survive for up to four weeks on surfaces including plastic banknotes and mobile phone screens, researchers have claimed.

Huya has agreed to buy DouYu International Holdings in an all-share deal that will create a Chinese game-streaming giant with a market value of more than $11-billion.

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