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In his latest criticism of South Africa’s black economic empowerment laws, the world’s richest man called a national government official a “f—ing racist” and “a–hole.”
The Q1 2026 report from MyBroadband Insights showed that mobile speeds in South Africa are higher than those of fixed Internet connections.
Richmond, a small Karoo town in the Northern Cape Province, achieved an average mobile speed of 117 Mbps on MTN’s network.
Broadband Infraco has denied that it charges 599 rural schools in South Africa R16,000 per month for free Internet.
MTN has relaunched its AirFibre offerings with better prices and faster speeds compared to last year.
The name Yzerfontein may not ring a bell for most South Africans, but the seaside town has played a critical role in connecting them to the global Internet.
Broadband Infraco has reported consecutive annual losses since 2019 and has failed to publish its annual report for the 2024/25 financial year.
The DA has renewed calls for South Africa to allow equity equivalent investment programmes for telecommunications network licences in South Africa.
South Africa has ambitions to develop and launch its own communications satellite system, which the Department of Science, Technology, and Innovation says will save taxpayers billions every year.