by nouman | 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 nouman | 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.
by nouman | Jul 9, 2026 | Bongani Mabaso, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, Mondli Gungubele, News, Public sector, Public Service Commission, Sections, Simphiwe Dzengwa, Sita, Solly Malatsi, Somadoda Fikeni, State IT Agency, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams
Revolving-door ministers and ad hoc political interventions left the State IT Agency unable to function.
