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South African Post Office: the rescue is ending, the statutory bill is not
On 12 June 2026 the Post Office's business rescue practitioners asked the Pretoria High Court to terminate the rescue, reporting a balance sheet returned to a positive R840 million and a loss cut from R514 million to R71 million. No order had been granted by 17 August 2026, the…
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The campus edge is UbuntuNet’s service floor
A 10 Gbps regional core cannot improve research sessions that terminate behind a constrained campus circuit, firewall, Wi-Fi network or power supply.
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Campus capacity needs a renewal clock
UbuntuNet’s 10 Gbit/s core can outlive campus routers, optics, firewalls, batteries and support contracts. Capacity erodes when replacement dates remain implicit.
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Backbone capacity needs an adoption ledger
UbuntuNet’s move from roughly 2.5 to 10 Gbps is a regional input. Its value depends on which universities can actually use the added capacity and keep paying for it.
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Regional support needs an incident-authority map
UbuntuNet can observe and coordinate a regional path, but a campus, national network or carrier may hold the change right needed to restore it.
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Rwanda sets 30 June 2027 date for 3G shutdown
Rwanda will retire 3G in June 2027, subject to 4G coverage, reliable voice service and the migration of devices and critical systems.