Communications Minister, Mondli Gungubele, has switched off the last transmitter above 694 Megahertz in Stellenbosch in the Western Cape. This follows his announcement last month of a Two Step Approach to switch off analogue and end of dual illumination. This switch off means that mobile telecommunications companies will now have[…]
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has provided further details around the major sporting events which could be made be free-to-air as part of a review of South Africa’s sports broadcasting regulations. In a presentation to parliament on Friday (4 September), Icasa said that the purpose of the[…]
Africa’s oldest community radio station project has called on government to uphold its commitments to the community radio sector, as the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) announced plans to shut down dozens of local stations On Friday, 18 October 2019, the National Community Radio Forum (NCRF) held an[…]
The telecommunications regulator says service providers MTN‚ Vodacom and Cell C must provide an option to roll over unused data‚ ending the frustration of customers losing unused data after 30 days. The Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) made the announcement in Sandton on Thursday when it released its review[…]
Icasa is expected to meet Parliament’s portfolio committee on communications on Tuesday to discuss its ruling on the SABC’s ban on broadcasting violent protests. During the sitting the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) is expected to discuss the monitoring of the implementation of its compliance and complaints committee[…]
Telecoms and Postal Services Minister Siyabonga Cwele plans suing a local communications regulator over its auctioning off of spectrum for high-speed broadband. In a surprise move, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) this month invited applicants to apply for 700MHz, 800MHz and 2.6GHz spectrum licences. Mobile networks such[…]
Judgment in the case of the four SABC employees who were fired will be handed down in Cape Town on Tuesday, trade union Solidarity said on Monday. “We will now liaise to get a venue [in Gauteng] so that we can gather at 09:45 tomorrow for a livestream of the[…]
The Right2Know Campaign and SOS Coalition are on Wednesday expected to discuss staging a protest outside ANC headquarters Luthuli House in response developments at the SABC. The public planning meeting comes after Icasa on Monday ordered the SABC to withdraw its decision not to air footage of the destruction of[…]
The African National Congress (ANC) on Tuesday said defying the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) did not make the SA Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) a “better public broadcaster”. The SABC rejected Icasa’s recommendation on Monday that it lift its unilateral ban on showing footage of violent protests. Reacting to[…]
Communications regulator Icasa has ordered the SABC to withdraw its resolution to not air violent public protests on television news. SABC chairman Professor Mbulaheni Maguvhe was directed to confirm in writing within seven calendar days that Icasa’s order has been complied with. Failure to do so could result in the[…]
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