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    Huawei ban spurs new competition for Ericsson, Nokia

    By Agency Staff18 September 2020

    The US ban on Huawei Technologies was supposed to hand leadership of the lucrative market for wireless base stations to Ericsson and Nokia. It’s not working out that way.

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    The US commerce department issued order on Friday that will bar people in the US from downloading Chinese-owned messaging app WeChat and video-sharing app TikTok.

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    Government has told administrators of South African Airways that there is a “clear cabinet commitment” to provide the state airline with R10.5-billion of funds.

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    Sanral hit with legal action over cancelled e-tolls tender

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    Kusa Kokutsha, whose bid for the cancelled Sanral tender for the continued management of e-tolls was R4.5-billion cheaper than the second bidder, has lodged a high court application to review the cancellation of the tender.

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