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0 pointsliotier1mo ago0 comments

Technology isn't the problem - African developers produce apps just fine. It isn't even local logistics - addresses are being deployed in major cities, and alternative processes work fine elsewhere. The problem is rule of law, or lack thereof.

Rule of law is critical infrastructure.

Also, South Africa isn't sub-Saharan Africa.

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petertodd1mo ago· 1 in thread

> The problem is rule of law, or lack thereof. Rule of law is critical infrastructure.

I agree 100%

> Also, South Africa isn't sub-Saharan Africa.

Indeed. Which made me even less impressed by my example of power outages. South Africa clearly has a massive political problem with corruption; they have the money and technology to keep the power on.

lovasoa1mo ago

The details are interesting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eskom#Corruption

tim3331mo ago

South Africa is in Africa and south of the Sahara and usually qualifies.

Culturally it's a mix. There are a bunch of people from black African areas who are culturally African and then a bunch originating from Holland and England who are culturally European. It's changed a bit as to which lot run different things.

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