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The council of Icasa: towards an inclusive digital society

Article Sfiso Atomzo Buthelezi - 16 Mar 2018

The commodification of the internet is an infringement of poor people's constitutional right to access information

SA wades into global app regulation battle

Article Staff Reporter - 4 Feb 2016

Skype and WhatsApp are putting pressure on telecoms the world over and governments are being forced to consider regulating such over-the-top services.

Vodacom-Neotel deal should worry Telkom, says analyst

Article Staff Reporter - 1 Jul 2015

Industry regulators have approved Vodacom's bid to buy Neotel, along with its fixed-line network, making it a formidable competitor to Telkom.

Broadband failure costs SA dearly

Article Staff Reporter - 12 Mar 2015

The state's incompetence is hindering connectivity as well as its own developmental goals.

Brightstar sets its sights on MTN’s retail operations

Article Lloyd Gedye - 19 Feb 2015

MTN could outsource management of its retail stores and field staff, with an industry insider suggesting a deal with Brightstar is on the cards.

The meaning of Neotel’s sale

Article Staff Reporter - 21 May 2014

Vodacom concluded a deal to buy Neotel for R7-billion. Arthur Goldstuck looks at the meaning of the deal for South Africa telecoms.

Vodacom to boost investment in SA

Article Chris Spillane - 11 Nov 2013

Vodacom has planned to increase investment in the country as it speeds up the pace of network upgrades.

Bob can listen to your phone call

Africa Staff Reporter - 11 Oct 2013

There are concerns that new regulations in Zimbabwe that allow for access to information without a warrant threatens democracy.

Carrim takes aim at high SA call costs

Article Craig Wilson - 23 Aug 2013

Communications minister Yunus Carrim says mobile costs are too high and government will host a workshop next month to address the issue.

Icasa berated over high cellphone charges

Article Staff Reporter - 31 Jul 2013

South Africa's communications regulator has been failing to perform and allowing mobile service companies to "rip off" the poor, MPs say.

Finally switching to digital

Article Advertorial - 24 May 2013

SABC television viewers will switch from analogue to digital early next year.

Battles rage over bid to fix Icasa

Article Lloyd Gedye - 21 Dec 2012

Although everyone agrees the telecoms regulator is not working, they cannot agree on the solution, writes Lloyd Gedye.

The world’s megarich keep getting richer

Article Staff Reporter - 16 Nov 2012

Who is the richest person to have lived? Given the impossibility of comparing chariots with private jets, it is an absurd question.

Scarcity of female geeks questioned

Article Jemima Kiss - 5 Oct 2012

Why is it that although women make up 49% of the UK's labour force, they account for just 17% of IT and telecommunications professionals?

Changes to game plan jeopardise digital switch-on date again

Article Lloyd Gedye - 27 Jul 2012

The continuing saga of SA's migration from analogue to digital tv is no closer to being resolved, thanks to a last-minute about-turn by the regulator.

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