The national assembly has withdrawn the nomination of eight candidates for the council of communications regulator Icasa after allegations surfaced that one of the candidates is an ex-convict
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Thami Ntenteni’s appointment to the board of the Media Development and Diversity Agency last week may be unlawful, Democratic Alliance MP Gavin Davis has said. This is because Ntenteni
South Africa is part of a small list of countries that have failed to even get out of the starting blocks regarding digital migration, according to an international body. In 2006, South Africa and other countries in Europe, the Middle East and
More than a decade after South Africa started preparing to switch off analogue terrestrial television, the deadline government agreed to with other nations to end the broadcasts has not been met. This Wednesday, 17 June, marks the date that
Is the SABC back to blacklisting press and commentators? That’s what South Africa’s media is wondering after the SABC withdrew an invitation to commentator Eusebius McKaiser to appear on a
Naspers chairman Koos Bekker said months before Yunus Carrim was fired as communications minister that he would not be reappointed to the job. This startling allegation is contained in a report by the Mail & Guardian on Friday, in which
Eskom service provider T-Systems has announced a temporary extension of its contract with the electricity parastatal. T-Systems is a technology solutions provider and has been at the centre of controversy where media reports have indicated
The department of telecommunications & postal services will on Friday launch the National ICT Forum. The forum, which will take place at Emperors Palace, will for the first time bring together leaders from government, industry, trade unions and civil
On 20 May, communications minister Faith Muthambi will deliver her second budget vote speech. Those expecting her to roll over and play dead in the light of the controversy that has dogged her
A coordinated effort is needed to align South Africa’s foreign investor message, Naspers chairman Koos Bekker said on Thursday. Bekker believes cabinet or an integrated structure should align