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  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    Communications portfolio committee calls for Netflix and SABC collaboration

    Communications portfolio committee calls for Netflix and SABC collaboration The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Communications and Digital Technologies wants collaboration between the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) and video streaming giant Netflix. In a report following...
  3. Hanno Labuschagne

    South Africa's digital migration delay continues

    South Africa's digital migration delay continues South Africa's Broadcast Digital Migration (BDM) project is nearly 15 years behind schedule, with 12 ministers coming and going without completing the process. The current Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, who...
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  4. Luis

    B-BBEE ICT Sector Council chairperson relieved of duties following damning allegations

    BEE council held back investments from IBM and Oracle in South Africa The chairperson of the B-BBEE ICT Sector Council has been "relieved" after the entity was found to have mismanaged Equity Equivalent Investment Programme (EEIP) applications from IBM and Oracle. IBM's application was to top...
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  5. Luis

    Department of Communications and Digital Technologies to launch study on why data costs are so high in South Africa

    Tender for study on mobile data prices in South Africa published The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies will launch an in-depth study to identify the causes of the high cost of data, voice and devices needed to communicate in South Africa. The study's outcome will be a set...
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  6. Luis

    Post Office e-commerce monopoly rejected by South Africans

    South Africans send message about Post Office plan for a legal monopoly over e-commerce deliveries Communications Minister Solly Malatsi has revealed that public submissions on extending the Post Office's monopoly over parcels weighing 1kg and less were overwhelmingly opposed to the move...
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  7. Luis

    State-backed public Wi-Fi hotspots now available at spaza shops nationwide

    239 spaza shops now have public Wi-Fi in South Africa The Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies said that 239 spaza shops across South Africa now offered state-backed public Wi-Fi hotspots. He also admitted that the department does not know which of the spaza shops offering...
  8. Luis

    No more funding made available for the South African Post Office

    No more funding made available for the South African Post Office Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, revealed that no funding was made available for the South African Post Office’s turnaround plan. Malatsi shared this information in response to questions about...
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  9. Luis

    Hallucination-free version of National Draft AI Policy slated for January 2027

    Hallucination-free version of National Draft AI Policy slated for January 2027 The Department of Communications and Digital Technologies has set January 2027 as the month in which its next and final draft of the national AI policy will be published. It said the policy would only be published...
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  10. Luis

    South African emergency number tender blunder

    South African emergency number tender blunder Communications minister Solly Malatsi has revealed that a simple administrative error led to the failure to extend the validity of a long-running tender bidding process for a 10111 Integrated Management System. The State Information Technology...
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  11. Luis

    Malatsi grilled over Dell's Equity Equivalent Investment Programme

    Malatsi grilled over Dell's Equity Equivalent Investment Programme Members of South Africa's Parliament have continued to grill communications minister Solly Malatsi about his stance on US tech giant Dell's Equity Equivalent Investment Programme (EEIP). The most recent scrutiny came in a...
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  12. Luis

    Embattled SABC allocated R234 million budget amid TV Licence failure

    Embattled SABC allocated R234 million budget amid TV Licence failure The Minister of Communications and Digital Technology, Solly Malatsi, allocated R234 million to the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) in his budget vote speech on Tuesday. It was the latest bailout for the...
  13. Luis

    Malatsi announced commitment to finalising policy on Wireless Open Access Networks

    Malatsi announced commitment to finalising policy on Wireless Open Access Networks Communications minister Solly Malatsi has announced that his department was committed to finalising a policy direction on Wireless Open Access Networks (WOANs). In a brief remark during his Budget Vote speech...
  14. Luis

    Post Office branches collapsing country-wide

    Post Office branches collapsing country-wide The Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies, Solly Malatsi, sidestepped a question about the deterioration of SA Post Office buildings across South Africa. Member of the National Assembly, Laetitia Arries, asked Malatsi about the “deeply...
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  15. Luis

    Lessons worth learning following the National AI Policy debacle

    Lessons worth learning following the National AI Policy debacle While the inclusion of AI-hallucinated research in the draft South Africa National AI Policy caused embarrassment for the communications department and minister Solly Malatsi, there is a silver lining. According to Adams & Adams...
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  16. Hanno Labuschagne

    Two officials under investigation for AI hallucinations used in national policy named by Rapport

    Two officials under investigation for AI hallucinations used in national policy named by Rapport Two men under investigation for using AI-hallucinated references in the draft South Africa National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Policy are reportedly seasoned Department of Communications...
  17. Hanno Labuschagne

    Comms department suspends two officials over fake AI research in SA draft AI Policy

    Comms department suspends two officials over fake AI research in SA draft AI Policy South Africa's communications department placed two officials on precautionary suspension pending an investigation into artificial intelligence (AI) hallucinations in the country's draft National AI Policy...
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    • ai hallucinations artificial intelligence (ai) communications department dcdt draft ai policy nonkqubela jordan-dyani solly malatsi
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  18. Luis

    Top AI experts excluded from helping with now-withdrawn National AI policy

    Top AI experts excluded from helping with now-withdrawn National AI policy A top South African researcher told MyBroadband that the government did not contact esteemed AI experts in the country to help with the Draft National AI policy. On Monday, Communications and Digital Technology Minister...
  19. Hanno Labuschagne

    Another twist for the end of TV licences in South Africa

    Another twist for the end of TV licences in South Africa Debates about the future of the SABC TV Licence took a turn on Friday night when the details of plans for a new funding model for South Africa’s public broadcaster were discussed behind closed doors. Communications minister Solly Malatsi...
  20. Hanno Labuschagne

    New SABC funding plan coming soon

    New SABC funding plan coming soon Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Solly Malatsi says the revised South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) Bill will be tabled before Parliament in the 2026/27 financial year. Responding to Parliamentary questions from ANC MP Tshehofatso...
  21. Hanno Labuschagne

    Fewer than 100,000 STBs left to install in South Africa's digital migration

    Fewer than 100,000 STBs left to install in South Africa's digital migration Communications minister Solly Malatsi says approximately 98,000 decoder-like set-top boxes (STBs) remain to be installed by 31 March 2026 for South Africa's broadcast digital migration (BDM) project. The minister was...
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    • broadcast digital migration (bdm) communications minister dcdt digital migration set-top box (stb) solly malatsi
    • Replies: 7
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