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Technology News South Africa – In the collapse of the global capital capital, the ranking of African technological ecosystems increased, and Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya increased in leading regional startups.

According to the Global Technology Technology Ecosystem index, in 2025 African technological ecosystems show encouraging signs of growth and immunity despite global contraction investments (VC).

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The report emphasized that although the value of global entrepreneurial ecosystems has lost $ 3.8 trillion since 2021, African countries updated the development of the ecosystem. The Republic of South Africa and Nigeria manage the continent, both improving its global points – South Africa increased to 41, and Nigeria to 47. Meanwhile, Kenya ranks 54th place in the world, and Egypt is 54th place in 59th place.

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These countries still benefit from increased entrepreneurial activity and investment benefits. Africa, especially the only region that recorded a year to a year, opposing the wider global recession.

Although the main technology center in the United States and China experienced a decrease in the value of the ecosystem, African cities, such as Cape Town, Lagos and Nairobi, constantly attract attention, reflecting the change towards a more diverse global investment landscape.

Up the momentum of Africa in the ranking of technological ecosystems emphasizes the importance of the continent in the global innovative economy, even when general valuations fall.

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#TeCHTHTHURSDAY ZOOM, provides: Trusted Digital Africa Foundation June 26, 2025 8 minutes Read #1.4 billion Techtu: Can Africa lead its own digital future of health? 8 minutes June 19, 2025. The tenth report of ICT Readicasa is assessed by telecommunications, postal and transmitting sectors in South Africa, emphasizing key trends, regulatory observations and digital progress.

The Independent South African Communication Office announced the issue of the 10th annual report of the information sector, communication and technology (“ICT”).

The report reflects the authorities’ obligation to effectively regulate the broadcasting sectors, postal and telecommunications services in South African Africa through comprehensive and timely ICT indicators.

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The telecommunications sector in South Africa has experienced a significant increase in 2024, conducted by an increase in fiber subscription and an increase in social share

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Media platforms and significant progress in the scope of network coverage. The industry transformation is driven primarily by fiber optic solutions, which become a key area of ​​expansion. Fixed broadband subscriptions increased, from 1.4 million in 2023 to 2.7 million to the end of 2024. It is worth noting that in building subscriptions to build subscription and fiber to build subscription to build a subscription from 100 million to 2.4 million. The increase in revenues has contributed to the amazing 6.5 billion R, emphasizing the growing rely on fast internet connections.

In addition, revenues generated by telecommunications operators through social media platforms have become an important driving force of digital participation. In 2024, the platforms achieved revenues of 159.3 billion, and the main players such as Facebook, WhatsApp and Tiktok. In particular on Facebook, it accounts for 58.9 billion, followed by 49.2 billion R WhatsApp, with Tiktok shares at 38.9 billion R. This huge increase in revenues emphasizes the strategic importance of social media as an important channel for communication, advertising and interaction with clients, which further strengthen its role in the general telecommunications environment in South Africa.

Continuous progress in terms of coverage has significantly increased the digital inclusion throughout the country. The country’s range for the 3G network reached 99.79%, while the 4G/LTE range is 99.07%. For the vast majority of population, this wide range significantly improves mobile connectivity and availability.

In terms of broadband access, the geographical range has been significantly expanded by 82.06% of the country, which means a significant improvement in communication. However, there are still several areas that are still inaccessible to access the Internet. This gap emphasizes the continuous demand for investment and development to ensure that every citizen can participate in the digital economy. Winning these gaps is necessary to maximize the benefits of technological progress and ensure that no community will be omitted in this digital transformation. The spectrum, which is to be sold at the auction in March 2022, plays a key role in helping network operators in expanding their reach into underestimated rural and distant areas, filling the digital division and promotes greater social and economic inclusion.

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In 2024, the transmitting sector from South Africa stood in the face of significant contraction, and the total revenue dropped by 1.79% to a total of 34.6 billion R. This deterioration of the economic situation is particularly visible in the revenues from the subscription of the transmission, which caused a sharp decline by 5.10% to 26.2 billion R. by 6.73% to 6.2 billion R, which indicates a change in the dynamics of revenues in media consumption.

In the paid space of the television subscription, it slightly increased by 0.12%, with the subscriptions slightly increased from 7.41 million in 2023 to 7.42 million in 2024. Despite the moderate increase in subscription, analysis of five -year trends from 2020 to 2024 shows that in this segment it is greater. This deterioration of the economic situation is mainly attributed to the growing competitive pressure on digital stream platforms, which constantly register market share. The complex annual growth rate during this period reflects a negative 2.45%trend, emphasizing the need for traditional broadcasters to adapt their strategies in response to the evolving landscape of media consumption.

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#TeCHTHTHURSDAY ZOOM, provides: Trusted Digital Africa Foundation June 26, 2025 8 minutes Read #1.4 billion Techtu: Can Africa lead its own digital future of health? June 19, 2025 8 minutes 28 March, 2025. The flagship program of South Africa in the field of integration economic development (SA-CID)-the Flagship Program UNU-Wider (UNU-Wider) cooperates with the chairman of ECON3X3 in South Africa in South Africa with South Africa.

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Political dialogue combines a group of outstanding decision -makers, economic advisers, researchers and industry experts at the Oakland Park Kingsway (APK) at the Oakland Park (APK) at the University of Johannesburg. He focuses on challenges related to employment and economic growth in South Africa among fiscal restrictions, rapid technological progress and growing labor market structures.

The event also means the official restart of the ECON3X3 website, a research platform for politics, which provides a concise, evidence based on evidence, economic landscape analysis in South Africa. Thanks to improved interfaces and extended thematic areas, the improved platform has been designed to promote the contribution of leading experts in various departments.

Political dialogue is a structure that serves as a hybrid event that facilitates both personal and virtual commitment. Panel discussions, followed by interactive questions and answers, provide an engaging and thorough exchange of ideas.

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The discussion studies strategies for creating jobs, labor market reforms and adaptation of industrial policy to quickly change the economic landscape. Some key areas of focus include:

Dialogue caused a dialogue provocative and inspired wider political considerations outside South Africa. Participants emphasized the need for a more integration and future employment strategy. Alex Adegboye, the assistant professor at the University of Covenant, noticed that the event was “very insightful and initiated the redirection of employment policy not only in South Africa, but in Sub -Saharan Africa.”

The key topic that appeared was the need to include urban and agricultural operations in the mainstream of economic strategies to “decolonize industrial policies”. Laura Alfers, an international coordinator of the informal employment of women: globalization and organization (WIDE), considered this particularly provoking the thinking of the future direction of Wiego. In addition, the discussion emphasizes the importance of promoting emerging industries, such as developing industries, such as the green economy and agricultural economy in an honest and integration way. One of the participants said: “Yes, it is to build new industries in new developing industries, such as the green economy and agricultural economy, in an honest and integration way!”

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Such dialogues play a key role in shaping future employment policies when the South Africa Republic faces economic challenges and possibilities in the digital era. In the perceptions of decision -makers, researchers and industry experts, the event strengthens the need for adaptive economic growth policy, technological progress and balance of sustainable labor development.

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The re-platform ECON3X3 will serve as an important resource in filling research and politics in order to ensure that evidence-based solutions are important for the socio-economic development of the country.

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