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Guard jealously: Africa must move at pace with other nations seeking to protect data as a strategic asset. Photo: Dragos Condrea

Africa’s data, the new sovereignty frontier

Data sovereignty refers to the principle that all data is subject to the laws and regulations of the nation state or jurisdiction in which it is collected. This concept gained prominence in the early 2010s following the Edward Snowden revelations about mass surveillance by the United States

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Diary: Verra Lake arrives with confidence on Born To This,  Xowié returns with ALLO Deluxe and The Africa Rising Music Conference returns to Constitution Hill

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Reporters Without Borders (RSF) wants the Competition Commission to impose an unassailable obligation on Google, Meta and X to give more prominence to trustworthy news content on their platforms.
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Reporters Without Borders wants big techs to give more prominence to trustworthy news content on platforms

The media freedom group said a provisional report by the Competition Commission in February ‘clearly recognises journalism’s value in the content circulating on online platforms’

US President Donald Trump’s land-for-peace formula feeds into Russian President Vladimir Putin’s revanchism. Photo: File

Markets reel as Trump’s tariffs take a toll

The president’s tariffs were intended to assert US dominance, but they are increasingly a self-inflicted wound that may undermine the economic strength he champions

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Competition Commission’s assumptions about the Copyright Bill are mistaken

The controversial Bill’s ‘fair use’ clause risks giveaway of South African news media’s content to digital platforms

Meta’s algorithms have deprioritised news content, reducing organic reach and referral traffic for local publishers.
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Competition Commission takes on Google and Meta to save SA journalism

In a landmark move, the commission has released a provisional report that exposes how the tech giants have systematically exploited the local media industry, particularly community print and digital news media

Meta’s algorithms have deprioritised news content, reducing organic reach and referral traffic for local publishers.
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Meta’s freedom of speech gamble: Rights in the age of algorithms

We need a discussion about the intersection between technology and human rights so the loudest voices don’t drown out the most truthful

Corporate-controlled social media platforms, designed to keep us hooked, are fuelling a silent mental health epidemic.

Why we must abandon corporate social media for community-rooted tools

We can build a digital landscape that prioritises people over profit, collaboration over control and justice over exploitation

Misleading narratives are inflaming tensions between Southern African Development Community and East African Community nations.

The era of misinformation and disinformation is a global crisis

The battle against this manipulation is collective, requiring unified action from all who seek to preserve democracy and human rights

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Deepfake adverts exploit prominent figures: Banxso and Afrimarkets under scrutiny

Banxso has denied any links to or association with Immediate Matrix, the company behind some of the adverts that direct users to its trading platforms