Clifton versus Khayelitsha Internet speed comparison
MyBroadband Insights compared Internet speed tests between Clifton and Khayelitsha, and found that even though Clifton has the upper hand, speeds in Khayelitsha is sufficient.
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Starlink sends warning to people with unused dishes
Starlink has warned customers with dishes that have been dormant for a long time to turn the hardware on by 17 November 2025 to avoid it becoming permanently inoperable.
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End of an era for South Africa’s oldest broadband technology
Telkom’s copper-based DSL subscribers have almost all transitioned to newer technologies, signalling the end of South Africa’s oldest broadband technology.
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SANParks confused about fibre upgrades in its own Kruger National Park
Visitors to the Kruger have reported fibre installations taking place in one popular camp, but SANParks head office seems to have no idea what’s going on.
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Broadband | Internet speeds | MyBroadband Speed Test App | satellite internet | satellite Internet services | SpaceX
Illegal Starlink is rocking in South Africa
Starlink’s speeds and latency have improved tremendously in South Africa in 2025, despite not being officially available.
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Broadband | Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) | Dominic Cull | Ellipsis Regulatory Solutions | equity equivalent investment programmes (EEIPs) | Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA)
Bad news about Starlink launch in South Africa
The communications department has shared a timeline for finalising a policy that could pave the way for Starlink’s launch in South Africa.
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Broadband | free streaming | over-the-top (OTT) | SABC | South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) | streaming platform
The SABC has a secret weapon
The SABC+ streaming platform added roughly 500,000 new registered users between May and October 2025.
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Fibre has one big problem in South Africa
The Competition Commission has published its inaugural Cost of Living report, which found that fibre Internet prices have increased faster relative to inflation than mobile and fixed wireless broadband.