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policy direction to ICASA on broad-based black economic empowerment
[23 April 2025] The Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies has published a draft policy direction to ICASA requiring it to consider aligning its regulations on transformation with the broader industry code of good practice. Proposed policy direction to Independent [...]
digital transformation roadmap
[17 May 2025] The Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies launched a roadmap for the digital transformation of government on 13 May 2025. South Africa's Roadmap for the Digital Transformation of Government 2025 The intention of the Digital Transformation Roadmap [...]
broadband infraco
[17 May 2025] Broadband Infraco has withdrawn its application for an amendment of its IECNS licence on the basis that it no longer needs an extension to complete the universal service and access obligations set out in the licence. BBI [...]
list of individual and class licence holders
[5 May 2025] ICASA has published an updated list of holders of class service licences, current as at 28 March 2025. List of ICASA class licence holders 2025 __ [2 April 2024] ICASA has published a list of licences which [...]
domain name management
| 2019 | 2018 | [3 May 2025] AFRNIC has issued an important communique relating to board elections scheduled to take place between 16 and 23 June 2025. This covers, inter alia, voting processes | eligibility to vote } registration for [...]
ITU questionnaires
[30 April 2025] ICASA has released the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators questionnaire (WTI Questionnaire) 2025 on telecommunications statistics. The WTI Questionnaire replaces the previous Short and Long Questionnaires and splits the different categories of information into separate [...]
ownership and control of service licences
| 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | [29 April 2025] ICASA has approved an application brought by Cell C to transfer control over its individual electronic communications network service and individual electronic communications services [...]
satellite licensing framework
[17 April 2025] ICASA has published its findings in its inquiry into a proposed new Licensing Framework for Satellite Services. ICASA Findings Document Consultation on the proposed new licensing framework for sateliite services __ [15 January 2025] Links to written [...]
Radio Frequency Spectrum Regulations 2015
[17 April 2025] ICASA has published final regulations extending the due date for the payment of the prescribed licence fee and renewal of radio frequency spectrum licences from 31 March 2025 to 30 June 2025. Extension of the Due Date [...]
medium-term development plan 2024-2029
[12 April 2025] The Medium-Term Development Plan (MTDP) 2024 has been published. This is an important overarching framework for government activities over the next five years. The table below sets out connectivity and device access targets: Intervention indicators Intervention baseline [...]
