Policy bungling keeps data costs high
The effects of perpetual policy bungling, which has become the hallmark of the ANC government’s communications ministries, will be laid bare during a two-day public hearing into the cost of...
View ArticleANC remarks threaten Internet freedom
State security minister David Mahlobo’s remarks at the recent justice, crime prevention and security cluster media briefing that the ANC-government is contemplating regulating South Africa’s social...
View ArticleWhite paper: Cwele moving with reckless haste
I have written to deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa, in his capacity as leader of government business, requesting that a lawful consultation process, in terms of the Electronic Communications Act that...
View ArticleSet-top box move is ‘good news’
The Democratic Alliance welcomes the news that the procurement process for the government-sponsored set-top boxes is being reviewed because of an irregular procurement process and unaffordability of...
View ArticleSticky stuff hits the fan, but there’s upside
About a year ago, communications regulator Icasa took fright at the national integrated ICT policy white paper and, within months, gazetted an invitation to network operators to participate in an...
View ArticleSet-top box report must be made public
Communications minister Ayanda Dlodlo must release the report arising from the investigation into the procurement process for the state-sponsored set-top box procurement process in the light of the...
View ArticleAnother state company for broadband just won’t cut it
There is reason to be sceptical about the department of telecommunications & postal services' revised South African Connect roll-out plan to connect 90% of the population to the Internet by 2020
View ArticleSpectrum auction could be Gigaba’s silver bullet
Finance minister Malusi Gigaba could find a silver bullet for his budget woes if he is brave enough to announce the auction of high-demand spectrum in Wednesday’s medium-term budget policy statement....
View ArticlePublic protector must act on set-top boxes
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...
View ArticleGovernment’s mobile plan a recipe for disaster
The buffering wheel on mobile-device screens could be the most-watched entertainment if pending legislation cripples South Africa’s dynamic cellphone sector. Should the monopoly wireless network that...
View ArticleClarity needed on digital TV review
The Democratic Alliance has written to communications minister Nomvula Mokonyane to request clarity on the mandate of her newly appointed Broadcasting Digital Migration Advisory Council
View ArticleWithdrawal of telecoms bill to be welcomed
The announcement by communications minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams withdrawing the controversial Electronic Communications Amendment Bill is to be welcomed. By Marian Shinn.
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