Icasa’s infrastructure database plan raises national security alarm

Icasa’s infrastructure database plan raises national security alarm

A body representing South Africa’s largest telecommunications operators has warned that Icasa’s proposed national infrastructure database could create national security risks and has accused the ICT sector regulator of failing to tackle the municipal wayleave bottleneck that has long throttled broadband roll-out. In preliminary feedback to TechCentral on the draft rapid deployment regulations gazetted on…

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Africa: All of Africa Today – April 15, 2026

Africa: All of Africa Today – April 15, 2026

  Roelf Meyer Appointed South Africa’s New Ambassador to the U.S. South African ‌President Cyril Ramaphosa has appointed Roelf Meyer to be the country’s next ambassador to the United States.  The post had been vacant since 2025. His appointment follows the expulsion of former ambassador Ebrahim Rasool, who was declared persona non grata in 2025 after the…

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Vance heckled as he chides Pope

Vance heckled as he chides Pope

US Vice-President JD Vance has taken issue with Pope Leo, after his public sparring with Donald Trump about the war in Iran. A heckler in the crowd at a Turning Point USA event in Georgia shouted as Vance chided the pontiff to “be careful when he talks about matters of theology”. Pope Leo – the…

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