South Africa has one of the lowest average internet connection speeds in the world, according to the First Quarter 2013 Akamai report, State of the Internet. According to the report, South Africa had the lowest average connection speed of all European, Middle-Eastern, and African (EMEA) countries surveyed. In addition, the report reveals that South Africa ranks: 80th worldwide for average internet connectivity speed. 126th for peak connectivity speed worldwide. 69th globally for the average speed of broadband connectivity with only 8% able to achieve speeds of 4 Mbps or more. … Read the full article…