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    ‘Please call me’: Makate demands R10-billion from Vodacom

    By Ray Mahlaka19 August 2019

    Nkosana Makate has revealed publicly for the first time that Vodacom offered him a settlement of R47-million during his latest compensation talks with the telecommunications giant.

    US to ease Huawei sanctions for another 90 days

    By Agency Staff19 August 2019

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    Google, Facebook unite with Trump to protest French tech tax

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    The relationship between Donald Trump and the largest US technology companies has often been frosty but a common opponent – France’s plan to tax US tech giants – will bring the two sides together, at least temporarily.

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