Telkom's high connectivity costs and relatively slow broadband hamper the growth of online advertising.
“On average, South Africans are working on broadband speeds about 100 times slower than those in Japan. Accessing the Internet is still expensive relative to other countries, such as France where access is free,”
Don't tell Dozy Mashile, he might be forced to embark on a 3 year investigation to find buggerall.
http://www.itweb.co.za/sections/business/2006/0610111033.asp?S=Internet&A=INT&O=FPIN