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Starlink in South Africa: A lifeline or a Trojan Horse
By providing high-speed internet access, Starlink could spur educational opportunities, healthcare delivery, and economic development in regions currently lacking robust infrastructure. However, concerns persist regarding the affordability of Starlink’s services for low-income households.
Short cuts can be costly, counterproductive and dangerous, Minister Malatsi
All this sound and fury by the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies won’t amount to much. His proposal may simply be rejected, as it has been “roundly” repudiated by the parliamentary committee that summoned him to explain his actions. Which will bring all of us back to square one.
Malatsi’s B-BBEE policy sets ‘wrong precedent’
Minister Solly Malatsi faces fierce criticism as he defends new policy directions for relaxing economic empowerment regulations in South Africa's ICT sector.
Minister Malatsi defends ICT sector empowerment regulations against opposition
Minister Solly Malatsi faces fierce criticism as he defends new policy directions for relaxing economic empowerment regulations in South Africa's ICT sector.
CAPET condemns Minister’s ‘reckless’ policy shift to accommodate Elon Musk
The Centre for Alternative Political and Economic Thought (CAPET) has issued a scathing condemnation of the DA-led Ministry of Communication’s move to relax South Africa’s ICT policies, allegedly to favour billionaire Elon Musk warning that this shift undermines national sovereignty and social cohesion