Big-picture thinking is required to ensure a fair and equitable outcome in the allocation of the available spectrum slated for 4G roll-outs in South Africa. A great deal has been written, and said, about keeping the country’s best
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The ministry of communications has washed its hands of the SABC’s internal problems in what has been described as a move to distance itself from chaos at the public broadcaster. In a statement on Monday
The National Trade Union Congress of South Africa (NTUC) has condemned the alleged victimisation of employees at communications regulator following a six-week long strike which ended this week. NTUC spokesman
Telkom has threatened to launch legal action against communications regulator Icasa over a planned spectrum auction. Telecommunications & postal services minister Siyabonga Cwele has asked the high
The outcome of a meeting between the Communication Workers Union and MTN management on Tuesday could decide whether or not strike action commences. MTN staff are on the brink of a
The department of communications on Tuesday confirmed that the SABC will from now on need to submit formal requests for all international trips to minister Faith Muthambi – but the public broadcaster is not the only entity required to
Communications regulator Icasa has reached an agreement with striking employees, in the process ending a six-week-long strike. The strike, which affected a number of services offered by Icasa – including the
Communications regulator Icasa was wrong to push ahead with a planned spectrum auction in the absence of government policy on the issue and should withdraw an invitation to operators to apply for access until that policy
Telecommunications & postal services minister Siyabonga Cwele, through department acting director-general Joe Mjwara, has given communications regulator Icasa 15 days to produce a record of proceedings that led to its decision to push ahead with
South Africa’s telecommunications & postal services ministry filed a suit to block the sale of more than R12bn of wireless spectrum by the industry regulator, potentially depriving mobile carriers in the country of much-needed capacity to increase high-speed