South Africa: Traditional Leaders Call for ICT in Rural Areas

Traditional leaders in the Eastern Cape have called for more investment in ICT in rural areas, to help speed up the spread of knowledge about technology in the remote parts of the country.

They say without technology, the rural economy, which is mainly based on agriculture, will simply not grow to support local entrepreneurship and skills like agro-processing.

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