Tech policy and regulation
ICASA's draft rules would need a Home Affairs fingerprint or face check for every SIM and SIM swap, and cap people at five numbers. Comments by 9 December.
ICASA's chair says ISPs and network operators short of 30% HDG ownership at their 2028 licence renewal must sell a stake or shut. The key dates.
The Reserve Bank is consulting on a Synthetic Financial Centre that would let approved institutions manage qualifying foreign portfolios from South Africa.
Malatsi's direction tells Icasa to rewrite 2010 facilities-leasing rules, list essential facilities and map networks. Here's what is dated and what isn't.
ICASA says zero-rating obligations start in January 2027. Parliament reports 51 approvals from 69 applications, but the public rollout detail remains thin.
Ispa says free basic data for the poorest is already policy but not delivered, while Icasa's affordability rules face a Vodacom and MTN court challenge.
Parliament says 10,851 of 21,878 spectrum-linked public sites were connected by March. Its reported 49.1% figure also needs an arithmetic correction.
MTN and Huawei recorded a 10.35 Gbps peak in Africa first U6GHz 5G-Advanced trial under a temporary ICASA licence.
Written comments on draft IMT radio frequency spectrum assignment plans close at 16:00 on 30 October 2026.
Businesses have until 17 October to comment on draft opt-out guidance. The dispute is over consent, list-cleansing costs and how marketing can resume.
Government will outline new wind, solar, battery and gas procurement today, including a multi-year pipeline and State-led Power Parks.
Malatsi has scrapped the WOAN spectrum set-aside, freeing held-back capacity for ICASA's next mobile auction — but operators get nothing until the regulator sets bands, timing and licence terms.