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South African National Broadband Forum

By Steve Song, on March 18th, 2009

I am getting quite excited about the upcoming South African Broadband Forum next week. Inspired by the coalition that emerged in the United States to get broadband infrastructure investment on the political agenda in the run-up to the U.S. election, the Association for Progressive Communications, the Shuttleworth Foundation, Sangonet, and the South Africa Connect project [...]

ICASA – Stealing from AIDS Orphans

By Steve Song, on February 18th, 2009

So, I’ve moved on from righteous indignation yesterday to outright disbelief today. News this week that the South African communications regulator (ICASA) have sent their enforcers in to confiscate Dabba’s WiFi equipment in Orange Farm makes me angry enough to spit.

If you read this blog, you know that Dabba are an amazing, innovative start-up offering [...]

Another small victory for common sense

By Steve Song, on October 31st, 2008

Minister Matsepe-Casaburri courtesy kjd

Here in South Africa, Justice Norman Davis has denied Minister Ivy Matsepe-Casaburi’s request to appeal the Altech ruling. This once again opens the doors to competition in the telecoms sector in South Africa. The Minister can still appeal to the Supreme Court but let us hope that she takes good advice [...]