Internet service providers and network operators must get black owners in South Africa

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Internet service providers and network operators must get black owners in South Africa

Internet service providers and network operators in South Africa that are not 30% owned by historically disadvantaged groups will have to shut down when their licences come up for renewal in 2028.

 

[Hemi300c]

Racist cvnts

 

[borro]

How about presently disadvantaged groups? Cazent we do gud job?

 

[Sarg3_ZN]

Why can't the historically disadvantaged groups start their own ISPs?

 

[quovadis]

Just empower your staff. /5cents

 

[etienne_marais]

How about actually funneling BEE funds to new black enterprises instead of handing it all to a tiny group of privileged blacks.

 

[Bad Ballie]

Botswana get better looking each day, even has a stronger currency and has no race-based requirements. South Africa and Zimbabwe are the only two racist countries left.

 

[Blu82]

I wonder how many people are aware that this is the rule that the entire Starlink fracas boils around.

 

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

F U ANC

 

[RaptorSA]

What happens if you don't renew and you're "not compliant"?
My guess is f*kol.

 

[Sargeant]

ANC out to break another industry! They just cannot touch anything without turning it into k@k!

 

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

What happens if you don't renew and you're "not compliant"?
My guess is f*kol.

In the case of big ones like WebAfrica and AfriFail, they'll make an example of them, we'll wake up one morning to a Declan Thompson artikel here about how they were raided and blocked from doing business.

 

[RaptorSA]

In the case of big ones like WebAfrica and AfriFail, they'll make an example of them, we'll wake up one morning to a Declan Thompson artikel here about how they were raided and blocked from doing business.

This is the issue I have with this country (or the upside of it)
People think this can actually happen, and while it's not impossible, it'll require these fat f**ing pigs to get of their a**es and do something. I mean, even metro police don't have money to refill their bakkies these days.

It's all a smokescreen and we're the fools 'cause we do their fearmongering for them.
A collective "f**k off" can solve a huge amount of our problems.

 

[VooDooC]

Why can't the historically disadvantaged groups start their own ISPs?

Why would you want to build something yourself if you can just get someone else's hard work for free?

 

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

This is the issue I have with this country.
People think this can actually happen, and while it's not impossible, it'll require these fat f**ing pigs to get of their a**es and so something. I mean, even metro police don't have money to refill their bakkies these days.

It's all a smokescreen and we're the fools 'cause we do their fearmongering for them.

Smokescreen or not, the ANC likes to make an example of companies. They'll do it via ICASA of course. Just one ISP to make an example of. SA business is a scaredy cat, scared of SARS and to a lesser degree, this. All it will take is one example and every ISP including AfriFail and OctoFail will all gain a cadre on their board of directors. Even Cloudy might find himself re-employed instantly.

 

[EmmanuelGoldstein]

Why would you want to build something yourself if you can just steal someone else's hard work for free?

ANC proverb

 

[ToxicBunny]

Internet service providers and network operators must get black owners in South Africa

Internet service providers and network operators in South Africa that are not 30% owned by historically disadvantaged groups will have to shut down when their licences come up for renewal in 2028.

Why?

Other than cos "racism" of course.

 

[RaptorSA]

How about presently disadvantaged groups? Cazent we do gud job?

We're the Great Whites.
Span die nette!

 

[wingnut771]

This is the issue I have with this country (or the upside of it)
People think this can actually happen, and while it's not impossible, it'll require these fat f**ing pigs to get of their a**es and do something. I mean, even metro police don't have money to refill their bakkies these days.

It's all a smokescreen and we're the fools 'cause we do their fearmongering for them.
A collective "f**k off" can solve a huge amount of our problems.

etolls 2.0

 

[RaptorSA]

etolls 2.0

We can only dream.
Thousands here in JHB haven't had water for weeks and the majority still pay their rates (a.k.a. actively fund their own demise) while whining about governance.