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Corruption
22
Aug

Huawei Strengthens Its Hold on Africa Despite U.S.-Led Boycott

August 22, 2020
August 19, 2020 Even as Europeans and Asians join Trump’s ban, the Chinese company continues to prosper from the continent’s move toward 5G. By Loni Prinsloo A year ago in June, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa got a letter that painted an alarming picture of his country’s economic prospects. The leaders of the country’s four...
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08
Aug

South Africa’s Lights Flicker as Its Electric Utility Ponders a Future Without Carbon

August 8, 2020
A legacy of deferred maintenance, mismanagement, and massive debt for underperforming power plants built by South African utility Eskom may be tough to overcome 04 Aug 2020 By David Wagman Optimists look to the future of Eskom, South Africa’s electric utility, and see a glass half full. Pessimists see a glass nearly empty. The optimists look to...
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08
Aug

Zimbabwe Hopes Rural Electrification Can Stop Deforestation. Here’s Why It Might Not Work

August 8, 2020
04 Aug 2020 Researchers say bigger issues — poverty, corruption, inequality — can undermine rural energy programs if unaddressed. By Maria Gallucci In Zimbabwe, where access to the electrical grid is sparse and unreliable, millions of people still burn wood to cook food and heat their homes. The practice is partly to blame for worsening deforestation...
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28
Jul

EMFSA July 2020 Newsletter

July 28, 2020
Our EMFSA July 2020 Newsletter is available at: https://mailchi.mp/af1fb0301395/emf-news “For the Safer Use of Technology”
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27
Jul

Corruption Allegations Part 1

July 27, 2020
On 11 February 2019, the Voice of America website published a summary of the corruption allegations and charges against Huawei. •In 2012 (Huawei), along with ZTE, was found guilty of bribery in Algeria and fined $39,000 and excluded from public contracts for two years. Local French language news site Presse-DZ reported that international arrest warrants...
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28
Jan

Group Calls on Citizens to Blow the Whistle on Motorola Cell Phone Safety Studies

January 28, 2020
A new organization was launched last week to expose concealed information about the health and safety risks of mobile phones. The Mobile Phone Whistleblower Project – an initiative of Whistleblowing International – is calling on citizens – especially current and former employees of Motorola and other mobile phone and communications companies – to report information about...
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20
Jan

Mobile Phone Whistleblower Project

January 20, 2020
For more information please see: https://www.mobile-phone-whistleblowing.org/
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