Dodgy Telkom deals under investigation — including one where it made a R7 billion loss
President Cyril Ramaphosa has issued a proclamation directing the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) to investigate allegations of maladministration and misconduct at Telkom.
The president referred several...
The strange case of SA communications ministers
Government continues to hamper South Africa’s telecoms industry with questionable communications ministry appointments
100% broadband coverage for SA by 2020: Treasury gets involved
National Treasury is hosting industry experts to establish the best approaches for achieving the targeted 100% broadband coverage by 2020
Padayachie to receive official funeral
Public Service and Administration Minister Roy Padayachie would be honoured with a category one official funeral, the Presidency announced on Saturday.
Will the DoC ever get its act together? (MyBroadband column)
The current team at the DoC shows promise, but the only thing the recent ICT Policy Colloquium seemed to achieve was a name change
The battle to control the SABC news agenda
The battle for the soul of the SABC ahead of the ANC’s elective conference in Mangaung has plunged the public broadcaster into yet another crisis
Stop changing the SA Minister of Communications: Qualcomm
Coherence in communications policy-making needs stability in the South African Ministry of Communications, says Qualcomm’s head of government affairs
Cheap broadband for everyone: promises made, promises broken
The Western Cape, Gauteng and the Department of Communications all promise that South Africans can look forward to cheap broadband
Digital TV migration: should you buy new equipment now?
Have you read about the so-called “digital migration” and are you confused about what you need to be able to watch TV?
Digital TV migration deadlines at great risk: DoC
The Department of Communications recently told Parliament that the deadlines of key activities in SA’s digital migration are at great risk of not being met
Digital TV migration gets firm milestones
The Minister of Communications revealed the DoC’s plans and timeline for South Africa’s digital terrestrial TV migration
Wikileaks - Department of Communications thwarted independence at ICASA
Under the late Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri the Department of Communications hampered SA telecoms, and leadership shortfalls have hurt the sector, say leaked diplomatic cables
DoC minister denies interfering in the running of the SABC
Minister of Communications Roy Padayachie has denied reports that there was ministerial interference in the running of the SABC
Radio frequency spectrum: Use it or lose it, says minister of communication
Communications Minister Roy Padayachie warns that they are prepared to amend the law to ensure efficient utilisation of the radio frequency spectrum
Padayachie talks up broadband in budget vote speech (31 May 2011)
Communications Minister Roy Padayachie today punted broadband and digital services in his first budget vote speech
Department of Communications ICT round-table “refreshing”
Industry players praise the Department of Communications' ICT round-table discussion initiative