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Tech & Innovation - Friends of Free Internet demand ‘mahala’ internet in SA.

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People’s Media Consortium and Yetu Infotech Collective, along with representatives of over 80 civil society organisations, earlier this month gathered to launch the Friends of Free Internet campaign.

The campaigners are advocating for a communication commons that is “free as in Mahala and free as in freedom” in South Africa.
The campaign aims to provide solutions for underserved communities to have access to the internet and to also decrease the digital divide in the country.
Since 2016, South Africans have taken to social media to express their frustrations with local mobile operators, resulting in the #DataMustFall movement often trending on various sites, receiving widespread media attention and attracting Parliament’s attention.
26 Jul 2022 4AM English South Africa Business News · Investing

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