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The Department of Transport’s and PRASA’s exciting fare collection and fibre network RFI
The Department of Transport (DoT) and Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) want to modernise South Africa’s rail network, and issued a request for

ICASA’s Draft Digital Terrestrial Television Regulations to Regulate Broadcasting after Digital Migration
ICASA publishes Draft Digital Terrestrial Television Regulations for public comment

Will draft policy direction published for ICASA to investigate black ownership requirements for South African broadband licences be easy?
A draft Policy Direction was published yesterday for the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (“ICASA”) to investigate changing black ownership requirements for South African

Botha v Smuts – Farms, photos, physical addresses and privacy: Constitutional Court ruling on online use of personal information
“…this matter implicates more than the rights of the parties. It implicates our collective relationship with the internet and its power over our online personae.”

TikTok, TikTok, is time up for TikTok? National security versus freedom of expression weighed in court judgment
TikTok has run out of options to challenge a United States national security law that requires its owner to divest (dispose of its ownership interest)

Oops I did it again! A case of déjà vu for the Department of Basic Education and the privacy aspects of publishing matric results
“Oops, I did it again, I published your marks and my reasons are lame” (sung to the tune of Britney Spears’ famous hit). South Africa’s

South Africa’s National Data and Cloud Policy, 2024 Published Yesterday
The South African government’s Department of Communications and Digital Technologies (“DCDT”) published its National Policy on Data and Cloud yesterday (“National Data and Cloud Policy”). It is well-drafted, concise and realistic. It doesn’t skirt issues, acknowledging that there are problems and identifying how to fix them.

Next-Generation Radio Frequency Spectrum for Economic Development Policy Published Today
South Africa’s Next-Generation Radio Frequency Spectrum for Economic Development Policy (“Next-Generation Spectrum Policy”) published today. It has some interesting ideas: let’s see the industry’s reaction.

South Africa’s Draft National AI Plan: Not Good Enough
This article analyses South Africa’s Draft AI Plan and why it is disappointing in its current form.
