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Communications minister Solly Malatsi has directed Icasa to address legal problems with its equity ownership rules, which will also clear a path for Starlink to launch in South Africa.
South Africa’s communications regulator has published draft amendments to the Official List of Regulated Standards for Technical Equipment and Electronic Communications Facilities Regulations.
Icasa employees say it is unfair that all staff are being denied performance bonuses when several divisions at the regulator met all their targets.
ICASA has given the final approval needed to greenlight Vodacom’s acquisition of a stake in Maziv, Vumatel’s parent company.
South Africa’s mobile data prices have declined by more than 99% since 2000, thanks to substantial network investments, more radiofrequency spectrum for cellular use, and increased competition.
Customers using MTN-based MVNOs should theoretically be better protected against fraudulent SIM swaps than customers on some major mobile networks.
The popularity of data-based calling services like WhatsApp, combined with spam calls forcing many residents to be very selective about which calls they answer, is killing traditional voice calling in South Africa.
The Post Office has explained how it measures its domestic mail delivery performance.
The communications department has shared a timeline for finalising a policy that could pave the way for Starlink’s launch in South Africa.
Cell C, MTN, and Vodacom have warned that making all data bundles last three years would strain their networks and lead to price increases.