Tag: South Africa
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Global TV companies battle for dominance in Africa
The French Canal+ is set to be the top satellite TV provider in Africa, while South Africa’s Showmax and US-based Netflix are facing off in the streaming wars.
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R25.42/hour: Making ends meet on a minimum wage
Paying for basic services such as transport and electricity can swallow up 60% of a minimum wage, leaving about R1,560 for food and other expenses.
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Only 65 of 1,000 Nobel prizes awarded to women
And more than half of them have been in the past 20 years.
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Census 2022: Education in South Africa in 4 charts
No early start for 40% of the country’s young children.
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Booked up: Airbnb in Cape Town
As large numbers of properties are turned into short-term rental accommodation for visitors, housing options for local residents decrease.
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Africa’s unrealised solar potential
Africa has 60% of the world’s solar potential but generates 2% of the total solar power.
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World Cup 2023: African women’s football needs its place in the sun
Africa is almost equal to Europe in terms of Fifa members, but it has a third of the representation at the 2023 Women’s World Cup
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Which African country has the highest unemployment rate? It depends who you ask
Nigera’s own statistics bureau says the country has one of Africa’s highest unemployment rates, but the UN’s labour agency says it is lower. Much lower. Here’s why
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Facebook stays a crowd favourite, while TikTok overtakes Instagram
South Africa’s social media scene: Facebook dominates, TikTok thrives and Threads takes on Twitter
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Botswana to sell more of its own diamonds under new deal with De Beers
Half of the world’s diamonds come from Africa, but Botswana, the continent’s top producer, didn’t own much of what it mined, until now.