Author: Staff Reporter

Icasa has granted the SABC exemption from local content quotas as a result of the Covid-19 lockdown. This frees the public broadcaster to increase the ratio of foreign content it broadcasts on television.

Streaming music giant Spotify Technology has finally launched one of the most requested features to South African users – a discounted family plan allowing family members to get access for R99.99/month.

Remgro-controlled fibre operator Dark Fibre Africa has become the first telecommunications provider in 10 years to be granted an operating licence in Zimbabwe, paving the way for the company to build a network there.

MTN South Africa has finally reached a consent agreement with the Competition Commission over data prices, more than six weeks after rival Vodacom did the same.

Morai Solutions, one of three companies to be awarded temporary access to radio frequency spectrum to deploy television white-spaces networks during the Covid-19 pandemic, has set out its plans.

Government has announced the permissions and restrictions under level 4 of the Covid-19 lockdown, with all telecommunications and ICT services and products available for purchase and trade.

Telkom’s wholesale division, Openserve, has become the latest fixed broadband infrastructure provider to increase line speeds for some customers as a result of the Covid-19 crisis.

Energy regulator Nersa on Tuesday defended its decision to suspend its operations during the nationwide Covid-19 lockdown, a move that has surprised energy experts.

Eskom has declared force majeure – unforeseen circumstances that prevent the fulfilment of a contract – on one of its biggest coal suppliers, Exxaro Resources, setting the stage for possible legal action.

MTN South Africa said on Friday that it will be ready to use much of the additional spectrum allocated to it by communications regulator Icasa within the next four to six weeks.