‘Most metro’s led by coalitions are characterised by instability'

‘Look at this inquiry as Icasa trying to level the playing field, just to make sure that anyone who provides services, at least they work within defined rules of the game,’ says Mothibi Ramusi, chair of the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa.

Netflix and WhatsApp in the crosshairs of SA competition probe. Smarter tax collection comes with a trust test. And when a R50 gamble starts looking like a way out of poverty.

‘It is definitely a big improvement for sports viewers, but it's also a very calculated piece of packaging,’ says Arthur Goldstuck, founder of World Wide Worx.

DStv finally gives viewers the sports package they’ve been asking for, but has it deliberately kept the sport South Africans care most about behind the Premium paywall? Engineering loses its place as South Africa’s most in-demand skill. And why mining safety’s weak link isn’t the rulebook, it’s the rockface.

‘The big concern about digital media is the speed… and now the additional concern about the fact that things can be manipulated using AI and generative AI,’ says vice chair of the Independent Electoral Commission, Janet Love.