The government had many years to ensure a smooth transition from analogue to digital television but failed.
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The decision further delays migration to digital broadcasting and places strain on the urgently needed bandwidth for mobile data.
The apex court must decide if the elections can be free and fair amid the pandemic.
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The right to free and fair elections may be undermined if political parties cannot campaign due to COVID-19 restrictions by the state.
South Africa’s east and west coastlines have some of the world’s richest, unexploited, naturally occurring heavy mineral sands.
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Clashes between mining companies and communities are often about the age-old question of whether mining, with its adverse impacts, can benefit the many or only a selected few.
India’s coronavirus toll is rising.
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Blocking citizen requests for information on a fund set up for COVID-19 relief undermines public trust in the government’s response to the pandemic.
A journalist at work with his camera.
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The state in Ghana still justifies taking steps that amount to suppression of the media.
The Zimbabwean government recently shutdown the internet by ordering mobile companies to withhold mobile data.
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Shutting down or controlling access to the internet has become a go-to strategy among some African states who want to control the political narrative.
An anti-corruption protest by members of the Indian National Congress Party in October 2018.
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When India goes to polls in 2019, the incumbent BJP government will have much to answer about its record on accountability.