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Minister Malatsi remains undeterred in his ambition to overhaul ICT sector

Daily Maverick · · 1002 words · By Lindsey Schutters
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17 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Solly Malatsi is the minister of communications and digital technologies”
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Multiple independent web search results (MyBroadband, SAnews) identify Solly Malatsi as the Communications Minister delivering a Budget Vote speech.
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“Solly Malatsi’s, 2026/2027 budget vote speech last week... said that Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite services are a vital part of South Africa’s digital future”
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Two independent sources (MyBroadband and SAnews) explicitly quote Malatsi's Budget Vote speech stating that low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite services form part of South Africa's digital future.
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web search NEUTRAL — Communications minister Solly Malatsi promised in his Budget Vote speech to take decisive action that would unlock faster, more reliable, and cheaper Internet.“To this end, low-earth orbit (LEO) satel…
https://mybroadband.co.za/news/telecoms/647193-cheaper-inter…
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web search NEUTRAL — Delivering his Budget Vote speech on Tuesday, Malatsi set out government’s latest vision for the country’s digital economy, placing cheaper internet access, faster infrastructure rollout and rural con…
https://www.capetownetc.com/tech/solly-malatsi-outlines-sout…
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web search NEUTRAL — Malatsi stressed that if South Africa is to fully leverage the benefits of connectivity, access must be meaningful and not merely universal. “To this end, low-earth orbit (LEO) satellite services also…
https://www.sanews.gov.za/south-africa/digital-access-alone-…
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“Icasa... rejected his policy directive in the same week”
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The search results for this claim returned irrelevant information about 'The Independent' newspaper and other unrelated topics; no evidence was found regarding Icasa rejecting a policy directive from Malatsi.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Independent on Sunday published its last simultaneous broadsheet on 9 October 2005, and thereafter followed a compact design until the print edition was discontinued.
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“Icasa’s draft amendments to the Radio Frequency Spectrum Regulations specifically target the technical licensing hurdles that would otherwise deter a foreign satellite operator”
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The search results for this claim returned irrelevant information about the Denver Nuggets NBA team; no evidence was found regarding Icasa's draft amendments to Radio Frequency Spectrum Regulations targeting foreign satellite operators.
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“the draft regulations introduce is a new foreign satellite space segment registration process (Regulation 28B)”
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The search results returned irrelevant information about sexual assault coalitions and energy management suites; no evidence was found regarding a 'Regulation 28B' for foreign satellite space segment registration.
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web search NEUTRAL — Welcome to the largest HIV/AIDS, STIs, TB, Malaria, and health systems strengthening conference in Africa (ICASA).
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“Foreign space segment operators only need to register their systems with Icasa, at no fee”
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One source (Space in Africa) confirms that foreign satellite space segment operators must register with the Authority using Form F, but the specific detail about it being 'at no fee' is not explicitly corroborated by a second independent source in the provided results.
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web search NEUTRAL — Satellite Space Segment Registration: Foreign satellite space segment operators must register with the Authority using Form F and provide details of their systems or networks.
https://spaceinafrica.com/2026/05/18/icasa-releases-draft-am…
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web search NEUTRAL — ICASA also gazetted draft amendments to two sets of regulations under the 2005 Electronic Communications Act, calling for public comments.authorisation requirements for earth stations in motion, and. …
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“Icasa’s new framework also proposes a blanket licensing formula for user-terminal networks”
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Multiple sources (Plan-S response, ITWeb, and a general report on ICASA's new framework) confirm the proposal of blanket licensing for user terminals/networks.
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web search NEUTRAL — We fully agree with the proposed introduction of blanket licensing for user terminals, as it reduces the regulatory burden for both the licensee and the Regulator, making it easier to implement.
https://www.icasa.org.za/uploads/files/PLAN-S.docx
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web search NEUTRAL — Satellite User Terminals: Introduction of a "Satellite User Terminals Network License," moving towards blanket licensing for user terminals.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/icasa-proposes-new-satellite-…
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web search NEUTRAL — The regulator has proposed new satellite spectrum regulations as Starlink’s South African licensing battle continues, with the changes aimed at improving regulatory certainty.Councillor Thabisa Faye, …
https://www.itweb.co.za/article/icasa-proposes-satellite-rul…
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“under Regulation 28A, all satellite services and transmissions to terminals in South Africa require explicit prior authorisation, or face fines of up to R5-million”
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The search results discuss Starlink and general Ofcom regulations in the UK, but do not provide evidence for a specific 'Regulation 28A' in South Africa with a R5-million fine.
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web search NEUTRAL — The tussle between Starlink boss Elon Musk and South Africa over the company's failure to launch in the country stems from the nation's black empowerment laws, and could be one factor behind the diplo…
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web search NEUTRAL — One of South Africa’s foremost wireless Internet service provider associations has admitted: LEO satellite services like Starlink are becoming an indispensable piece of the country’s broadband connect…
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web search NEUTRAL — In addition, Ofcom enforces regulatory compliance among satellite service providers, including safety and quality standards, and has the authority to impose fines and sanctions on companies that breac…
https://digitalregulation.org/regulation-of-ngso-satellite-c…
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“Icasa clarified that gateway Earth station and user-terminal network licences will simply be treated as radio frequency spectrum (RFS) licences”
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“Amazon... dropped $11-billion on buying Globalstar”
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“Apple was choosing Amazon LEO (formerly known as Project Kuiper) as its satellite partner of choice for the iPhone and Apple Watch”
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“Vodacom... is an investor in the Starlink rival”
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“Starlink made in its equity equivalent investment programme pitch... that promises to connect 5,000 schools as part of the R500-million deal to bypass giving up the 30% local equity to historically disadvantaged groups”
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“Equity Equivalent Investment Programme (EEIP) decisions are under the purview of... Mpho Parks Franklyn Tau”
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“The latest B-BBEE Commission report shows that the ICT sector has a sizeable share of Level 8 or non-compliance of around 30% between 2018-2023”
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“Level 1 compliance has been around 25% among ICT entities in the 2019-2023 sample”
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“Microsoft got its R1.32-billion EEIP renewal approved in 2024”
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