Red tape keeps rural South Africans offline

Red tape keeps rural South Africans offline

Red tape and municipal staff shortages are delaying rural cell tower builds, worsening digital exclusion in South Africa’s poorest areas.

Red tape and capital flight: Bureaucracy undermines SA’s economic future – The Mail & Guardian

South Africa’s economy remains stagnant, inequality remains high and unemployment continues to devastate communities.  While many factors contribute to this crisis, one of the most overlooked is the suffocating weight of bureaucracy. Excessive red tape is not only holding back entrepreneurs but also driving away capital, often capital that belongs to ordinary South Africans, and exacerbating inequality. For aspiring entrepreneurs, particularly t…