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Maziv R9 billion fibre infrastructure pledge South Africa SAIC 2026 open-access broadband

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Maziv’s R9 Billion Fibre Pledge: Open-Access Infrastructure Execution After the Vodacom Deal

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April 4, 2026

Maziv CEO Dietlof Maré committed R9 billion over five years at SAIC 2026 — the capital deployment moment the Vodacom deal was building toward. BETAR analyses what the pledge means for open-access accountability, ISP competition, and South Africa’s broadband gap.

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MTN IHS Towers acquisition capital allocation war chest MoMo 2026

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MTN Spent Its War Chest on Towers. Now What?

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April 3, 2026

MTN’s $2.2B IHS Towers acquisition consumes 60% of its fintech war chest. The balance sheet impact, dividend risk, and what it means for MoMo’s product ambitions in 2026-2027.

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South Africa telecom M&A reform: Competition Authority, MTN and Vodacom in 5G race 2026

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South Africa Telecom M&A Reform: Competition Authority in Private Talks as 5G Race Heats Up

UphivaBETAR
March 30, 2026

South Africa’s Competition Authority enters private talks on telecom consolidation as MTN and Vodacom race to build 5G networks.

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South Africa Eskom grid stability milestone: 335 days without loadshedding, driven by 7GW embedded solar and REIPPPP renewables

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South Africa Grid Stability: 335 Days Without Loadshedding

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March 29, 2026

South Africa’s Grid Has Held for 335 Days. Here Is Why — and What Could Break It | BETAR.africa South Africa’s Grid Has Held for 335 Days. Here Is Why…

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South Africa JETP climate finance disbursement gap 2026

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South Africa JETP: America Exited, Germany Doubled Down, and the Money Is Still Not Moving

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March 29, 2026

The US exited South Africa’s $8.5B JETP deal. Germany doubled its commitment. 18 months in, disbursement lags badly. BETAR examines what is actually stalling the money and whether the architecture can survive political upheaval.

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Africa student financing crisis NSFAS NELFUND KALF 2026

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Africa’s Student Financing Crisis: NSFAS, NELFUND, and KALF Are All Breaking Simultaneously

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March 29, 2026

South Africa’s NSFAS is under administration. Nigeria’s NELFUND is untested. Kenya’s KALF is mid-transition. The scaffolding that was supposed to carry first-generation students into professional life is creaking simultaneously.

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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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Africa COP30 NDC financing gap — five markets rated on climate pledge credibility

Energy & Climate Tech

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Africa’s COP30 Countdown: Which Countries Have the Finance to Back Their Climate Pledges?

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March 29, 2026

Eight months to Belem. Updated NDCs are due before June. BETAR rates five African markets on whether their climate commitments have credible funding behind them.

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Lyra Energy Thakadu 255MW solar Standard Bank South Africa 2026

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Lyra Energy Closes 255MW Thakadu Solar Project with Standard Bank — South Africa Commercial Bank Solo

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March 29, 2026

Lyra Energy closed a 255MW solar project in South Africa financed solely by Standard Bank — no DFI required. BETAR analyses what the transaction signals for commercial bank appetite for African renewable energy.

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South Africa national AI policy multi-regulator oversight 2026

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South Africa’s AI Policy Takes a Different Path: Multi-Regulator Oversight Instead of a New Authority

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March 29, 2026

South Africa’s Draft National AI Policy embeds AI oversight inside existing regulators rather than creating a new authority. BETAR explains why the approach is distinctive and what it means for AI deployment.

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Maziv’s R9 Billion Fibre Pledge: Open-Access Infrastructure Execution After the Vodacom Deal

MTN Spent Its War Chest on Towers. Now What?

South Africa Telecom M&A Reform: Competition Authority in Private Talks as 5G Race Heats Up

South Africa Grid Stability: 335 Days Without Loadshedding

South Africa JETP: America Exited, Germany Doubled Down, and the Money Is Still Not Moving

Africa’s Student Financing Crisis: NSFAS, NELFUND, and KALF Are All Breaking Simultaneously

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

Africa’s COP30 Countdown: Which Countries Have the Finance to Back Their Climate Pledges?

Lyra Energy Closes 255MW Thakadu Solar Project with Standard Bank — South Africa Commercial Bank Solo

South Africa’s AI Policy Takes a Different Path: Multi-Regulator Oversight Instead of a New Authority

MTN War Chest Q2 2026: 90 Days In, the Acquisition Pipeline Has Changed

Nigeria Bank M&A Wave 2026: Who Acquires the Recapitalisation Failures and at What Price?

Nigeria Bank M&A Wave: Who Acquires the Recapitalisation Failures — and at What Price?

COMESA Clears Vodacom’s Safaricom Stake: What 55% Ownership Means for East Africa’s Telecoms Map

Airtel-Starlink Direct-to-Cell in Kenya: The End of the Coverage Excuse

Nigeria BRIDGE Fibre Rollout: How the World Bank’s Pay-for-Results Architecture Is Funding Africa’s Biggest Broadband Project

Nigeria BRIDGE Fibre Rollout: How the World Bank’s Pay-for-Results Architecture Is Funding Africa’s Biggest Broadband Project

GITEX Africa 2026 Day 2: STAR Summit — AI, Cybersecurity and Fintech Take Centre Stage

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MTN War Chest Q2 2026: 90 Days In, the Acquisition Pipeline Has Changed

Nigeria Bank M&A Wave 2026: Who Acquires the Recapitalisation Failures and at What Price?

Nigeria Bank M&A Wave: Who Acquires the Recapitalisation Failures — and at What Price?

COMESA Clears Vodacom’s Safaricom Stake: What 55% Ownership Means for East Africa’s Telecoms Map