Solly Malatsi stakes South Africa’s AI future on staying neutral

by quikefix quikefix.com | Aug 5, 2026 | Anthropic, Benjamin Rosman, Boston Consulting Group, DeepSeek, Huawei, Jeanette Morwane, Microsoft, News, Nvidia, Policy and regulation, Sections, Solly Malatsi, Waico, World Bank

Exclusive | The communications minister has rejected the idea that South Africa must align with Washington or Beijing.

Starlink wants to be your next mobile operator

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.

How Amazon outmanoeuvred Starlink in South Africa

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.

Industry to Icasa: punish municipalities that stall network roll-out

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.

Ministerial churn hollowed out Sita, PSC probe finds

by quikefix quikefix.com | 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.