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Driving licence card machine tender declared 'invalid' by High Court

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Kenyan beer firm asks court to block Diageo's $2.3bn EABL sale to Asahi

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Lesotho’s communications regulator has found Vodacom Lesotho guilty of unfair market practices. Photo: Sechaba Mokhethi

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