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Big spenders: Vodacom says it will invest R800 million in its network in KwaZulu-Natal, including rolling out full fibre broadband, expanding its coverage in deep rural areas. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Vodacom KwaZulu-Natal rolls out R800 million investment

The mobile network continues to expand despite being hit hard by vandalism of infrastructure and battery and diesel theft

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Editorial: Former colony now the coloniser

A communications blackout left people worldwide worried about the fate of their relatives in an area that contains the only Muslim majority in India

The brazen laundering schemes come as Pakistan was again placed on a watchlist this year by the Financial Action Task Force for failing to do enough to combat terror financing. (Athar Hussain/Reuters)

‘Penniless billionaires’ expose money laundering frenzy

Pakistan’s Supreme Court has found that at least -million had passed through ‘thousands of false accounts’

‘We should rely not on government, but on ourselves. Government should be a further propellant and not our only hope,’ writes Banele Simelane. (Getty)

Can Imran Khan bring Pakistan in from the diplomatic cold?

Ties with the US cooled further in January when President Donald Trump accused Pakistan of ‘lies’ and ‘duplicity’ in the war on terror

This election has been dubbed Pakistan’s “dirtiest election” due to widespread accusations of pre-poll rigging by the armed forces. (Rizwan Tabassum/AFP Photo)

Pakistan votes after bitter campaign marred by violence

The vote is meant to be a rare democratic transition of power in the nuclear-armed country

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

Pakistani PM makes Parliament appearance amid deepening crisis

Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif has called a joint session of Parliament, seeking to reaffirm that he is fully in control, after protests over the weekend.

Bruno Pelizzari and Debbie Calitz

Pakistan elections: Will this tale have a happy ending?

Can’t Pakistani voters tell the difference between a world-famous, charismatic leader and a mere politician who refers to himself in the third person?

A face painted supporter of Pakistani politician and former cricketer Imran Khan takes part in the last election campaign meeting in Islamabad.

Pakistan marks democratic milestone in violence-marred poll

Pakistanis have voted in a landmark test of democracy and have been quickly reminded of the militant violence that plagues the country.

Imran Khan is carried by rescuers as they rush to the hospital in Lahore.

Khan sustains head injury after Pakistan election rally fall

Pakistan’s cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan has injured his head after falling at a rally just days before national elections, say officials.

Pakistan on the edge

The increasingly strained relations between the army and civilian leadership could lead to a coup.

Imran Khan backs India to lift World Cup

Former Pakistan captain Imran Khan feels India are the favorites to win the upcoming World Cup.

Pakistan extends crackdown against activists

Pakistan extended a crackdown against activists on Friday, banning rallies and arresting scores of people ahead of planned mass protests.

Imran Khan released from Pakistan jail

Pakistani authorities on Wednesday freed hunger-striking cricket legend Imran Khan from prison, where he has been detained for the last week under anti-terrorism laws, jail…

Pakistan frees 3 400 held under emergency rule

Pakistan has freed 3 400 people detained under a state of emergency imposed by President Pervez Musharraf and will soon release the remaining 2 000, the Interior Ministry said on…

Imran Khan goes on hunger strike in Pakistan jail

Detained Pakistani cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan went on hunger strike on Monday to protest against President Pervez Musharraf’s dismissal of judges after he imposed…

Pakistan court upholds Musharraf election victory

Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Monday rubber-stamped President Pervez Musharraf’s contested re-election victory in October, after he purged the court of hostile judges. ”Five…

Musharraf widens his sphere of punishment

The bruises suffered by Hassan Tariq, a senior barrister in Sindh province, extend in large purple patches from his hip to his rib cage. According to his own account, he was…

Pakistan opposition aims to unite

Pakistani opposition parties tried to forge a united front on Wednesday against military President Pervez Musharraf who insisted a state of emergency was necessary for fair…

Bhutto tries to unite Pakistani opposition

Former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto is trying to forge an alliance with Islamists and other opposition parties to launch a campaign to force military president Pervez…

Pakistani lawyers bear brunt of crackdown

Pakistan’s opposition grappled for a united response on Tuesday to President Pervez Musharraf’s imposition of emergency rule, leaving lawyers to protest alone for a second day…