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The energy crisis that South Africa has been going through for several months is affecting all sectors of the economy. Telecom operators are exploring options to keep their telecom towers running. The South African telecom company MTN SA wants to bring in foreign electrical engineers for the maintenance of its telecom towers in a context of...

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In South Africa, the new Minister of Electricity, Kgosientsho Ramokgopa, appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday March 6, met the bosses of the telecom industry. He explained that the purpose of the meeting was to “ understand their energy needs related to the protection of their assets and the efficiency of their operations ”, in the...

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MTN Group has moved to quantify the impact of load shedding on its South African operation’s earnings, saying on Monday that Eskom’s woes cost it R695-million in Ebitda in the 2022 financial year. The group said this is 3.4% of MTN South Africa’s Ebitda, or earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation, in the 12 months...

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President Cyril Ramaphosa surprised the ICT sector on Monday evening by replacing his communications minister. Khumbudzo Ntshavheni has received a big promotion, moving to the presidency, where she will be responsible for “various tasks ranging from state security” to managing GCIS – currently under the department of communications – as well as “various other tasks I...

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The Internet Service Providers’ Association (Ispa) has warned that fibre network operators in South Africa shouldn’t assume customers want to receive free speed upgrades and should give them the option of paying less to keep their line speed unchanged. The association, which represents many of South Africa’s ISPs, said on Monday that although speed upgrades are...

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The second phase of the SA Connect project has been approved for implementation in February 2022. It should guarantee access to broadband for both populations and essential public institutions, in a context of digital transformation accelerated. The South African Department of Communications will receive an additional allocation of R3 billion ($163 million) in the financial...