Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says SA is now firmly on the path to the big switch, confirming government’s commitment to meeting the 31 March 2022 deadline.
Litigation threatens to further derail SA’s delayed digital migration
Deputy communications minister Philly Mapulane tells Parliament that SA should have led digital migration in Africa and urges an end to ongoing litigation.
Not much interest in subsidised set-top boxes for digital TV
The SA Post Office records less than 60 000 registrations for subsidised set-top boxes, despite government’s efforts to ramp-up the much-delayed switch to digital TV.
Enabling broad-based digital inclusion and participation in the digital economy
Macrocomm Group, with the support of the Department of Higher Education, Science and Innovation, is establishing a Digital Hub and Computer Centre at the Dipimphonyana Tsa Lapeng Children’s Home.
The communications department will investigate the feasibility of developing regulatory, policy and/or strategy changes that could lower the cost to communicate.
NEMISA, ZADNA to bridge digital skills gap in rural SA, townships
The two entities sign a three-year-long partnership agreement to harness their expertise to address the digital skills shortages with a particular focus on schools.