by quikefix quikefix.com | Aug 5, 2026 | CCMA, Icasa, Nehawu, News, Public sector, Sections
Nehawu members will down tools on Thursday after pay talks collapsed, but the regulator promises normal service.
by quikefix quikefix.com | Aug 5, 2026 | AST SpaceMobile, AT&T, EchoStar, Elon Musk, Gwynne Shotwell, Icasa, MTN, News, Ralph Mupita, Sections, Solly Malatsi, SpaceX, Starlink, T-Mobile, Telecoms, Verizon, Vodacom, Vodafone
Gwynne Shotwell says the company will build ground infrastructure and chase customers from established carriers.
by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 30, 2026 | ACT, Association of Comms & Technology, Icasa, Nomvuyiso Batyi, Policy and regulation, Sections, TCS - The TechCentral Show, Tech Shows
Nomvuyiso Batyi warns Icasa has consulted operators but not the local government bodies that will have to apply the rules.
by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 15, 2026 | Amazon, Amazon Leo, Elon Musk, HeroTel, Icasa, Maziv, News, Satellite communications, Sections, Solly Malatsi, SpaceX, Starlink, Trevor Vieweg, Van Zyl Botha
Starlink has 10 000 satellites and a six-year head-start, yet rival Amazon Leo may beat it to market in South Africa.
by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 15, 2026 | Amazon, Amazon Leo, Estiaan Ferreira, HeroTel, Icasa, Internet and connectivity, Maziv, News, Sections, SpaceX, Starlink, Trevor Vieweg, Van Zyl Botha, Vodacom, Vumatel
Herotel will distribute Amazon Leo satellite broadband in South Africa – sidestepping the licensing trap snaring rival Starlink.
by quikefix quikefix.com | Jul 13, 2026 | ACT, Dark Fibre Africa, Huawei, Icasa, Ispa, Maziv, MTN, News, Policy and regulation, Rain, Sections, Solly Malatsi, Telkom, Vodacom, Vumatel, Wapa
Industry body ACT used day one of Icasa’s rapid deployment hearings to demand binding municipal deadlines.
