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    Many members of the Libra Association – a Facebook-led effort to create a global cryptocurrency – are now also backing a rival effort.

    Tim Berners-Lee warns ‘Web not working for women’

    By Martyn Landi12 March 2020

    World Wide Web inventor Tim Berners-Lee has warned that “the Web is not working for women and girls”, in an open letter to mark the 31st anniversary of its creation.

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    ‘An enormous sacrifice’: Rob Shuter on why he’s leaving MTN

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    By Agency Staff11 March 2020

    South African business sentiment plunged to the lowest level in more than two decades in the first quarter and could weaken even further as the coronavirus hits the domestic and global economy.

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    By Agency Staff11 March 2020

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    By Tebogo Tshwane11 March 2020

    All eyes are on MTN South Africa and Telkom, which have failed to reach an agreement with the Competition Commission to lower data prices within the specified deadline.

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