Shunned by the West, the Chinese telecommunications company pledges to equip thousands of South Africans with 5G and fourth industrial revolution skills.

Tech companies must play their part in enabling everybody to participate meaningfully in 4IR, the minister said.

Motorists can now use their bank cards to pay for car licence renewals at post office branches that offer the service.

The Competition Commission lauds the prioritisation which has been afforded the licensing of spectrum by the new administration.

The scarce resource is the lifeblood of an economy, but the fear is that the WOAN structure, for which any organisation, even current licensees, can apply, will perpetuate the current status quo.

The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies budgets over R16 million to run the minister’s private office.

Most mobile operators believe the new spectrum allocation policy is a positive development, while analysts express concern at the continued focus on the WOAN.

Organisations backing participation of small firms in ICT commend government’s spectrum framework, vowing to support efforts against monopolistic tendencies in the sector.

The long-awaited government framework for the licensing of high-demand spectrum is finally out.

The policy crafting the pathway for licensing high-demand spectrum gets the go ahead from Cabinet.

The communications ministry confirms the spectrum policy direction has been finalised, highlighting it is going through the requisite processes prior to publication.

The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies goes back to the drawing board, as it looks to “fast-track” the years-long-delayed project.