South Africa really needed Starlink. Now, it needs Starlink like it needs a ransomware attack. Has the country’s bureaucracy helped us dodge a bullet?
Poor connectivity and not poor ability is holding South African learners back, says CEO and founder of Ilitha Telecommunications Vuyani Jarana.
The French-based satellite operator procures a further 340 OneWeb low-Earth orbit satellites from Airbus, adding to the 100 satellites previously procured in December 2024.
The department will roll out its digital transformation strategy by 2030, to combat a crime crisis, court backlogs, and crumbling IT infrastructure.
The low-Earth orbit satellite provider mobilises its SA database to pressure regulator ICASA into accepting alternative empowerment compliance.
The Competition Tribunal has approved the merger in which Vumatel will acquire control of Herotel.
The Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies, the EFF and the ANC call for the immediate withdrawal of minister Solly Malatsi’s BEE policy direction.
Communications minister Solly Malatsi gazettes the final policy direction on the role of equity equivalent investment programmes in the ICT sector.
The company sees the next wave of growth in broadband for operators in underserved areas.
Local mobile network operators close a strong 2025, while eyeing AI, 5G and satellite technologies to drive growth in 2026.
The expansion of fixed broadband networks will lead to fixed communication services revenue growing at a CARG of 4.1% by 2030, says GlobalData.
The preparations aim to ensure smoother connectivity on the country’s busiest travel routes, coastal destinations and major cities.