Government has not given up on a plan to enforce network neutrality rules on South African operators, despite there being no reference to the controversial subject in the Electronic Communications Amendment Bill
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Telecommunications operators, Internet service providers and other interested parties have been given a little more time to provide feedback on government’s planned radical changes to legislation governing the ICT sector. The proposed
In its annual assessment of the cabinet, the Democratic Alliance has given poor grades to the ministers of communications and telecommunications & postal services. South Africa’s largest opposition party scored telecoms
Rubben Mohlaloga is set to be appointed by communications minister Mmamoloko Kubayi-Ngubane as the new chairman of communications regulator Icasa. Mabuse Nkuna, the director-general in the department
The public protector, Busisiwe Mkhwebane, can no longer ignore the Democratic Alliance’s request for a probe into the procurement process of the government-sponsored set-top-boxes – a key component of the broadcast digital
Cabinet last Friday approved the Electronic Communications Amendment Bill, which, if enacted, will see sweeping changes to legislation governing South Africa’s ICT sector that will force through the creation of a
The conflict between national treasury and the department of telecommunications & postal services over a national spectrum auction in the 2.6GHz band must be resolved – and quickly. At the
MTN South Africa CEO Godfrey Motsa has implored government to release spectrum in the 2.6GHz band, saying the move could cut the price of a 1GB data bundle to R50 overnight. Motsa, who was speaking
Telecommunication & postal services minister Siyabonga Cwele says government will soon establish a task team to engage Telkom on the sale of a portion of its shares to address a revenue shortfall. The minister
National treasury’s medium-term budget policy statement, published on Wednesday, has punted the idea of a spectrum auction to allocate scarce radio frequency spectrum, potentially putting finance minister