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SpaceX’s Starlink hit 4m subscribers
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Starlink, ‘low-priority’ South Africa’s rift deepens

SpaceX’s satellite internet service, Starlink has classified South Africa as a low-priority area for a potential launch. This classification became necessary for Starlink as regulatory rift continue between the Elon Musk-led company and the South African government. SpaceX clarified the situation by claiming that it had a method for prioritising nations before a Starlink rollout. […]

South African billionaire Natie Kirsh hits $310m in 30 days
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South African billionaire Nathan Kirsh hits $310m in 30 days

South African millionaire Nathan Kirsh’s net worth has increased by $310 million in just 30 days. According to Bloomberg estimates, Kirsh’s net worth was $7.30 billion as of June 25, 2023, but as of today, June 26, 2023, it has risen to $7.61 billion. The 91-year-old billionaire owns a sizable conglomerate of businesses that serve the […]

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South Africa to license Crypto operators by end of 2023

Alex Omenye South Africa’s new crypto regulation will make it impossible for cryptocurrency exchanges to operate there without a licence, by November 30. Bloomberg says that before the end of the year, South Africa’s Financial Sector Conduct Authority would mandate that all cryptocurrency exchanges there operate under licences. The FSAC has set a deadline of […]

South African rand bows to rising dollar
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South African rand bows to rising dollar

South Africa’s rand experienced a decline on Monday against a strengthening US dollar, with investors anticipating the central bank’s verdict on monetary policy later this week. As of 06:35 GMT, the rand was trading at 18.2050 versus the dollar, reflecting a decrease of 0.26% from its previous close. In contrast, the dollar index, which measures […]

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South Africa’s Telkom under pressure as shares plummets

South African company, Telkom is facing pressure on its profit margins as its share price falls by more than 30 percent over the last month. It was gathered that this was a result of poor results and the failure of telecommunication giant, MTN to take over the operator. The company had earlier warned its stakeholders […]

S.Africa signs wind energy deal to ease power outages
Electricity

S.Africa signs wind energy deal to ease power outages

South Africa on Thursday inked the first three of a series of agreements with independent producers to supply wind energy amid worsening blackouts in the continent’s most industrialised economy. The coal-dependent country picked 25 wind and solar projects to generate a total of 2,583 megawatts, a boost of roughly 4.5 per cent on current capacity. […]