Split decisions in the Constitutional Court are not unusual, but in a recent case, there were three judgments that disagreed with each other, none of which ended up winning the support of a... Read more
Moves are afoot in the ongoing battle over whether set-top boxes should be encrypted or not when South Africa (eventually) introduces Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT), already two years... Read more
At AfricaCom 2016, the largest annual tech and telco gathering on the continent that takes place annually in November, the question of DTT migration resounded in various talks and keynote di... Read more
Communications Minister Faith Muthambi does not have a reputation of being a friend of independent media. As, so far, the only minister to have an SABC journalist fired for asking her unfrie... Read more
The Competition Commission is investigating alleged “restrictive horizontal practices” relating to a deal between MultiChoice and the SABC. The Independent Communications Authority of South... Read more
The SABC will not support conditional access of set-top boxes, the public broadcaster has announced, saying this was the “most suitable” option for them. “This was not a decision taken light... Read more
