Communications regulator Icasa has been given a bloody nose in the high court in Pretoria after MTN South Africa took it on review, challenging provisions of the mobile broadband service regulations of 2021. MTN disputed parts of the regulations that defined MTN – and rival Vodacom – of having “significant market power” and being “dominant”…
Eskom has simplified how households and small businesses connect their rooftop solar and other so-called “small-scale embedded generation” (SSEG) systems to the national grid, cutting costs and red tape. The utility said on Tuesday that its revised compliance and registration process will make legal grid connection “easier, safer and more affordable”, while keeping safety standards…
Ten years after exposing Africa’s illicit outflows, leaders are pushing for new laws, data tools and a united front in global tax negotiations to stem the losses. Ten years after exposing Africa’s illicit outflows, leaders are pushing for new laws, data tools and a united front in global tax negotiations to stem the losses. African…
Critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper, rare earth elements, and platinum group metals are essential for modern technologies. They are key to industries ranging from electronics and telecommunications to renewable energy, defence, and aerospace systems. The global demand for these minerals has been growing, as has the competition for them. The supply and…
Government is looking to develop a register for all drones that are operated, distributed or sold in South Africa. The transport department has published a draft document for public comment proposing that all drones – or remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS), as it calls them – must be registered. Currently, the South African Civil Aviation…
Competition Commission deputy commissioner Hardin Ratshisusu Artificial intelligence poses a challenge for competition regulators, which must balance a desire for innovation and economic growth with the possibility that monopolistic, AI-driven markets could develop, leading to the exclusion of some segments of society. If regulators are unable to get this balance right, they could stifle the…
Colombia’s Constitutional Court on Friday ordered Meta to change its privacy policies after ruling that it trampled the freedom of expression of a porn star by closing her Instagram account. Esperanza Gomez, one of Colombia’s best-known adult content actresses, said she posted photographs of herself in her underwear as part of her job. Gomez, who…
Colombia’s highest court has ruled that Meta violated a porn star’s right to freedom of expression when it deleted her Instagram account. The South American nation’s Constitutional Court said on Friday that the tech firm had removed Esperanza Gómez’s account “without a clear and transparent justification” and without offering similar treatment to other, similar accounts….
The US Supreme Court has ruled sweeping immigration raids in Los Angeles can continue for now, lifting a federal judge’s order that had barred agents from making stops without “reasonable suspicion”. The Monday ruling is a win for President Donald Trump, who has vowed to conduct record-level deportations of migrants in the country illegally. The…
Alphabet’s shares closed over 9% higher on Wednesday, adding about $210 billion to the company’s market value, after a U.S. judge ruled against breaking up the Google parent company. The decision by Judge Amit Mehta allows Google to maintain control of its Chrome browser and Android mobile operating system, while also continuing to make significant…
