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South Africa MDPMI Google R688M platform regulation Africa 2026

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South Africa’s R688M Google Settlement: Africa’s First Enforceable Big Tech Payment to Media Publishers

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March 29, 2026

South Africa’s MDPMI negotiated a R688M Google payment to local media publishers — the first legally enforceable Big Tech media compensation deal in Africa. BETAR examines the precedent it sets.

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COMESA Meta WhatsApp antitrust probe Africa 2026

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COMESA’s WhatsApp Case Just Crossed a Threshold. What Happens to Meta Next?

UphivaBETAR
March 29, 2026

The COMESA Competition Commission’s March 16 submission deadline has passed. Africa’s most ambitious digital antitrust case enters its evidence-weighing phase — and Meta’s exposure is larger than most have priced in.

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South Africa MDPMI Google R688M settlement platform regulation media publishers

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South Africa’s R688M Google Settlement: Africa’s First Enforceable Big Tech Payment to Media Publishers

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March 27, 2026

South Africa’s Competition Commission secured R688M from Google under the MDPMI inquiry — Africa’s first enforceable Big Tech payment to news publishers.

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Rwanda's 1.5% Digital Services Tax Is Africa's Quietest Platform Levy — and a Template — BETAR.africa

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Rwanda’s 1.5% Digital Services Tax Is Africa’s Quietest Platform Levy — and a Template

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March 22, 2026

Rwanda has a 1.5% DST and almost no one is talking about it. The compliance mechanics and why it may become a model for small economies.

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Zimbabwe's 15% Digital Services Tax Is Africa's Most Aggressive Platform Levy — BETAR.africa

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Zimbabwe’s 15% Digital Services Tax Is Africa’s Most Aggressive Platform Levy

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March 22, 2026

Zimbabwe has enacted a 15% withholding tax on digital services — the highest platform levy on the continent and a warning to others.

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South Africa's MDPMI Final Report: Google Pays R688M — What Africa's Media Industry Can Learn — BETAR.africa

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South Africa’s MDPMI Final Report: Google Pays R688M — What Africa’s Media Industry Can Learn

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March 22, 2026

South Africa’s media-platform bargaining report concludes with a R688M Google payment. The template it creates for African media.

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South Africa’s R688M Google Settlement: Africa’s First Enforceable Big Tech Payment to Media Publishers

COMESA’s WhatsApp Case Just Crossed a Threshold. What Happens to Meta Next?

South Africa’s R688M Google Settlement: Africa’s First Enforceable Big Tech Payment to Media Publishers

Rwanda’s 1.5% Digital Services Tax Is Africa’s Quietest Platform Levy — and a Template

Zimbabwe’s 15% Digital Services Tax Is Africa’s Most Aggressive Platform Levy

South Africa’s MDPMI Final Report: Google Pays R688M — What Africa’s Media Industry Can Learn

Ethiopia Is Selling Electricity to Half of East Africa. Here Is What That Actually Means.

The IP Ownership Lesson That African Comics Learned the Hard Way

Africa’s Fashion Week Economics: Who Pays, Who Profits, Who Converts

Ghana Just Did What No West African Country Has Done: Put a Price on Charging an EV

The 1% Promise: Which African Governments Are Meeting the Kigali R&D Commitment — and What the Gap Costs the Continent

The 1% Promise: Which African Governments Are Meeting the Kigali R&D Commitment — and What the Gap Costs the Continent

Africa Offshore Wind: Zero Commissioned Capacity Despite 100GW Announced Projects

Africa Offshore Wind: Zero Commissioned Capacity Despite 100GW Announced Projects

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Ethiopia Is Selling Electricity to Half of East Africa. Here Is What That Actually Means.

The IP Ownership Lesson That African Comics Learned the Hard Way

Africa’s Fashion Week Economics: Who Pays, Who Profits, Who Converts

Ghana Just Did What No West African Country Has Done: Put a Price on Charging an EV