May 20, 2021
As the world marks UN Global Traffic Safety Week, it is becoming clear that South African road users need to develop a broader understanding of road safety – including crime awareness – if we are to make our country’s roads safer. This is the view of...
May 20, 2021
Fatima Newman, chief risk officer of EOH, has issued a statement in response to the Democratic Alliance’s stated intention to take legal action against implicated previous EOH management and related parties. “EOH welcomes this move and that of any other...
May 20, 2021
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) is expected to keep interest rates on hold this week. This is the word from Lullu Krugel, chief economist for PwC Strategy& Africa, and Dr Christie Viljoen, PwC Strategy& economist,...
May 19, 2021
There is no reason under the Electronic Communications Act 36 of 2005 (ECA) why any qualifying telecommunicationss market entrant cannot apply to the Independent Communications Authority of SA (ICASA) for an individual electronic communications service (IECS) licence...
May 19, 2021
Comments on government’s controversial proposed data policy – the Draft National Policy on Data and Cloud, released on 1 April 2021 – were due yesterday (18 May). The policy, in which the government will become co-owner of all data generated in South...
May 19, 2021
The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies says it aims to fast-track the broadcasting digital migration and release spectrum in the current year, amd. Presenting the department’s R3,7-billion budget, Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams says these...