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Laurens Cloete

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PhD candidate, University of Pretoria

Conflict arising from government’s ownership of Telkom and its regulatory role contributed to failure to achieve digital transformation. Shutterstock

November 4, 2020

South Africa has failed to harness the digital revolution: how it can fix the problem

David Richard Walwyn, University of Pretoria and Laurens Cloete, University of Pretoria

South Africa has come short of its digital ambitions, but it can catch up by ensuring access to high speed broadband, and support for domestic digital firms and entrepreneurs.

South Africa’s research and development funding must be spent for public good. Shutterstock

February 11, 2019

South Africa should consider closing science councils that don’t deliver

David Richard Walwyn, University of Pretoria and Laurens Cloete, University of Pretoria

Today, universities fulfil many of the science councils’ roles at a much lower cost while also training postgraduate students.

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