Social platforms and internet
Wits students can now use eduroam at Mall of Africa. The free university Wi-Fi already works at ACSA airports and city libraries. How it works, who's in.
Centurion-based Q-KON is expanding OneWeb services in Namibia and Angola through local partners, offering an enterprise route to satellite broadband.
MTN and Huawei say a microwave interference-cancellation trial worked on a commercial network, but give no measured capacity gain or rollout schedule.
TPC Africa Mobile, a prepaid MVNO on MTN's network, launched on 24 October with bundles from R1.50, a wallet and bill payments. Data prices are not out.
Starlink is restricting South Africans who roam at home, asking for passport-based travel registration while SpaceX still has no local licence.
A Q3 2026 network test recorded 1,021Mbps on Vodacom 5G in Sebokeng. The peak is striking, but it does not describe typical township coverage.
Vodafone and three European operators are exploring a satellite-spectrum bid. The plan is European, with no announced South African Vodacom launch.
Rise Telecoms has connected more than 480 Ponte City flats to building-wide fibre. The owner-funded model puts access inside the rental proposition.
Amazon Leo is seeking approvals for satellite-to-phone connectivity in South Africa around 2028, separate from Herotel's planned 2027 broadband service.
Meta, TikTok and X are challenging Ofcom over moderation-data demands. The UK fight offers South Africa a preview of platform-regulation friction.
Communications minister Solly Malatsi wants TikTok to give South African creators access to the same rewards programme available in larger markets.
Icasa’s OTT market inquiry could revive “fair share” network fees for major platforms, but no payment rule exists yet — the first test is the discussion document.