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President Emmerson Mnangagwa of Zimbabwe announced on Saturday that Elon Musk’s Starlink satellite business is now able to operate in the country of southern Africa thanks to a telecom regulator’s approval. High-speed, reasonably priced LEO (low-Earth orbit) internet infrastructure “is expected to be deployed throughout Zimbabwe and particularly in all the rural areas,” according to a statement released by Mnangagwa following the decision. According to him, IMC Communications will be Starlink’s only and exclusive local partner for service delivery. According to a 2021 World Bank estimate, just 34.8% of Zimbabweans had internet connection. The country’s internet service is dominated by three major mobile network operators. The Starlink approval…

The South African government has condemned the massacre of 112 Palestinians and the injury of hundreds more as they sought…

The men’s marathon world record holder, Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum, 24, has died in a road accident in his home country.…

Employees accused of taking part in the Hamas-led 7 October attack on Israel “betrayed” the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees,…

Gaza is home to some of the oldest churches and mosques in the world, but many have not escaped the…

Egypt has rejected a proposal by Israel and the West to allow Palestinians into the Sinai Peninsula as fighting continues…

The possibility of sanctions following the nation’s failure to update its anti-doping legislation has prompted the South African Institute for…

South Africa recently hosted a Brics summit. The event attracted international attention because the group has recently begun to emerge…

The 13th witness in the Senzo Meyiwa murder trial, Timothy Mathebula revealed that Kelly Khumalo’s mother Gladness picked up a…

By Olayinka Ajala Hopes are fading for a quick resolution of Niger’s coup or the potential use of force by…