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- 17 Apr 2024
Starlink Users in SA to be Cut Off April 30
Starlink users in South Africa are facing a major setback as the satellite internet service provider has issued a warning that their services will be terminated by the end of the month. In an email…
- 4 Feb 2025
Canal+ to Carve, Spin out MultiChoice's LicenceCo in Aggressive Takeover Bid
Canal+ S.A., a French media and telecommunications conglomerate based in Paris, will restructure MultiChoice Group and carve out its broadcasting licence and South African DStv subscribers into…
- 21 Jun 2024
Icasa Orders Shutdown of StarSat, StarTimes SA Arm over License Controversy
Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has declined to renew the license of On Digital Media, the operator behind StarSat, the South African branch of StarTimes Media. The…
- 12 Apr 2026
Elon Musk Accuses South Africa of Racism over Starlink Licence Block
Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX and owner of X, on Sunday criticised his birth country’s government, claiming that Starlink is being denied an operating licence on the basis that he is not black. In a…
- 12 Nov 2019
Domicilation of NBC in Ministry of Information and Culture; a Grave Misplacement
by Kayode Ahmadu All players in the broadcasting value chain from equipment manufacturers to content providers are being affected by the impact of rapid evolution of broadcast technology and…
- 2 Feb 2021
MTN uses Unlicensed Spectrum to Launch Fibre Quality Connectivity in South Africa
MTN has launched its Supersonic AirFibre offering, which it says overcomes distance and a lack of infrastructure in urban, township and rural communities to bring fibre-quality connectivity to more…
- 8 Dec 2023
NCA, Ghana’s Telco Regulator Declares Starlink Illegal, Warns against Use
National Communication Authority (NCA) of Ghana has warned people in Ghana to avoid using Starlink's equipment or services and directed anyone involved in sales or service operations to stop…
- 1 Oct 2024
MultiChoice-Canal+ Approach Regulators with Merger Terms
MultiChoice and Canal+ have given details of the next steps in Canal’s mandatory takeover of the South African pay-TV company. In a Combined Circular setting out the terms and conditions of the…
- 9 Jan 2014
SA Telcos Rue Shrinking Revenue, Eye Enterprise Market Elsewhere
Operators in South Africa telecoms market are seeking opportunities in enterprise market for long-term growth after recent trading result saw revenue tumbling to record lows. Business Monitor, the…
- 30 Jan 2015
Cisco Appoints Madyibi, Government Affairs Director for Africa
Cisco, worldwide leader in IT has appointed Siyabonga Madyibi to the new position of Government Affairs Director for Africa. This is Cisco’s first Government Affairs position for the continent. In…
- 4 Jun 2024
MultiChoice and Canal+ Buyout Deal Forges Ahead
MultiChoice and French media giant Groupe Canal+ have released a joint circular detailing plans and dates for the proposed buyout of the DStv operator at R125 per share. The circular covers what…
- 27 Oct 2008
Lessons from Africast Launch Nigeria on the Path to Digitisation
The 2008 Africast Conference and Exhibitions could not have come at a better time, now that the wind of digitisation is blowing across the globe, which has seen countries bracing up for the great…
- 20 Oct 2008
We Are Ready to Host Africast – Bolarinwa
Engr. Yomi Bolarinwa, director general, National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has affirmed that the commission is set to host the 2008 Africast conference and exhibitions with the theme:…
- 29 Jun 2016
Liquid Telecom & RBH Agree to Acquire Neotel
On Tuesday, Liquid Telecom, a privately owned Pan-African telecoms group majority owned by Econet Global, announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire South African communications…
- 22 Sept 2008
Africast 2008 to Focus on Digitisation - Bolarinwa
Africast Conference and Exhibition, the much awaited biennial affair will be holding at the Abuja Sheraton Hotels and Towers between 21st and 23rd October, 2008 and is themed: Digitisation and the…
- 3 Dec 2020
5G Forecast to Create Almost 23m Jobs within 15 years
With 5G-enabled job growth forecast to be 22.8 million globally over the next 15 years, the fifth-generation technology standard for broadband cellular networks is one of the major trends that will…
- 23 Jun 2019
DStv Unscathed by Attacks on Many Fronts
Multichoice, owners of DStv and GOtv is being attacked on all fronts as the pay-tv operator grows stronger with better content and constant evolution. From the home country to Nigeria; to the…
- 10 Jun 2018
How Can LTE Enable Modernization Of Public Safety Communication System?
By Gagandeep Kaur There is little doubt that the mobile/wireless technology continues to change the way people communicate and conduct business on the African continent. It is now time to use…
- 12 Oct 2017
IHS, Zain Sign $165m Tower Portfolio Agreement
Mobile communications infrastructure company, IHS has entered into agreements to buy and leaseback the passive physical infrastructure of Kuwait-based mobile operator, KSCP (Zain), for US$165…
- 17 Jun 2019
Gwandu Urges Ethiopia to Learn from Nigeria's Telecom Deregulation
Dr. Bashir Gwandu, non-executive chair of the Commonwealth ITU Group (CIG) and the former commissioner of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has advised Ethiopia to learn from Nigeria as…
- 4 Aug 2008
Investigate Sat-3 Earnings- Nitel Staff
Aggrieved staff of national carrier, Nitel, has petitioned the federal government urging the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC) and Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related…
- 9 Nov 2015
MTN $5.2Bn Fine: Nhleko Leads Talks with NCC
Phuthuma Nhleko, acting executive chairman of MTN Group said that top on his agenda is the resolution of issues concerning $5.2 billion fine imposed on the company by the Nigerian Communications…
- 30 Apr 2014
Best Emerging Airport: An Award That Says It All
“Ladies and gentlemen, the award for the Best emerging airport – Africa region goes to ... Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Nigeria ...” As the crowd broke into a thunderous applause,…