# Die Onafhanklike Kommunikasie-owerheid het sy beplande markondersoek na Netflix en WhatsApp teruggetrek. Dit was bedoel om hul uitwerking op telekommunikasie- en uitsaainetwerke te evalueer, insluitend voorstelle dat groot platforms tot netwerk-infrastruktuurkoste bydra. OKOSA het ‘n proses in vier fases beplan wat voorleggings deur die bedryf, openbare kommentaar en verhore sou insluit. Die reguleerder sê […]
# Statistics South Africa says the number of liquidations fell by 15.3-percent in August, from 268 to 227. Company liquidations dropped by 32 cases, while close corporation liquidations fell by nine. Stats SA’s Onica Mushwana says liquidations were also down 13.7-percent in the three months to August, and by 6.4-percent in the first eight months […]
# Water and Sanitation minister Pemmy Majodina says significant progress has been made on the construction of the Ntabelanga Dam in the Eastern Cape. The dam forms part of the multi-billion-rand Umzimvubu Water Project, alongside Laleni and Mbokazi dams. Majodina says government could initially afford about nine-billion-rand, requiring a redesign of the project. She says […]
# The Independent Communications Authority has withdrawn its planned market inquiry into Netflix and WhatsApp. It was intended to assess their impact on telecommunications and broadcasting networks, including proposals for major platforms to contribute towards network infrastructure costs. ICASA had planned a four-phase process involving industry submissions, public comments and hearings. The regulator says the […]
# The University of Fort Hare has honoured retired Constitutional Court Justice Mbuyiseli Madlanga with an honorary Doctor of Laws degree during its Spring Graduation ceremony in Alice. Madlanga served on the Constitutional Court until his retirement in July 2025. He now chairs the Madlanga Commission of Inquiry into alleged criminal justice system infiltration by […]
# COSATU verwelkom die regering se versekering dat afgetrede militêre personeel en hul afhanklikes hul mediese dekking sal behou. Die minister van Verdediging en Militêre Veterane, Angie Motshekga, het aan die Parlement gesê sowat 21-duisend hoofbegunstigdes van die Fonds vir Voortgesette Mediese Dekking vir Lede van die Staandemag sal steeds die volle voordele ontvang. Matthew […]
# The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa has relaunched its inquiry into the affordability of telecommunications services. It will examine voice and data costs, particularly for low-income households, rural communities, young people and informal workers. ICASA says affordability remains a barrier to digital inclusion despite expanded network coverage. The inquiry will include industry data, […]
# Die Hooggeregshof in Pretoria het ‘n lasbrief gemagtig vir die inhegtenisneming van die oudminister van Verdediging en voormalige speaker van die Nasionale Vergadering, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, nadat sy nie opgedaag het vir haar korrupsie- en geldwassery-saak nie. Haar regsverteenwoordigers sê sy is steeds ongesteld, maar geen mediese sertifikaat is voorgelê nie. Mapisa-Nqakula word daarvan beskuldig […]
# South Africa has delayed the first phase of its independent transmission projects procurement. The final request for proposals is now expected in the second quarter of 2027, instead of the third quarter of this year. The Department of Electricity and Energy and National Treasury say more consultations are needed with seven pre-qualified bidders. A […]
