President Jacob Zuma and national assembly speaker Baleka Mbete knew about the security plan ahead of last week’s infamous state of the nation address (Sona) in parliament. They were briefed about protective measures put in place. These measures saw disguised
With just four months to go until the deadline to switch off analogue television broadcasts, the digital migration programme may be about to be thrown into disarray once again. This is after a report on Wednesday that says that communications
Parliament learnt last Wednesday that a certain “device” would be used as part of security measures for the state-of-the-nation address, national assembly speaker Baleka Mbete has conceded, but said the plan was never to block journalists’ cellphone reception
Communications regulator Icasa is “obliged” to investigate the jamming of cellular signals and other incidents that led to an “unprecedented contravention of media freedom” during the state-of-the-nation
Cabinet ministers on Sunday termed the loss of cellphone signal in the national assembly during the opening of parliament a “technical glitch”, and said the violence that marred the event would not
South African media houses will urgently seek a court order preventing security agencies from blocking communication signals to interfere with reporting as happened in parliament this week, the South
The secretary of parliament was asked on Friday to investigate the jamming of cellphones and the faulty microphone during the eighth state-of-the-nation address by President Jacob Zuma, parliament said. “What occurred today should never again be allowed
Telkom has welcomed the announcement by President Jacob Zuma that government has decided to appoint the company as the “lead agency” to assist with the roll-out of broadband in underserviced parts
The using of jamming devices by any entity other than the national security cluster departments is “not authorised and/or permitted”, communications regulator Icasa said on Friday morning in
South Africa’s energy woes are a “challenge” but not a crisis and government knows how to address them, President Jacob Zuma said on Friday. “I think we have a challenge, not a crisis,” Zuma told
