Hopes fade for cheaper telecom in South Africa Archives Published: October 22, 2008 Reading time: Less than 1 min. FacebookXWhatsAppLinkedinEmail Hopes for cheaper telecommunication services in South Africa are fading following Minister of Communication Ivy Matsepe-Casaburri’s decision to drag the country’s telecom sector regulator to court to prevent it from issuing a new license to Altech. FacebookXWhatsAppLinkedinEmail Related articles Citizen Lab Reveals Global Use Of Webloc Surveillance System By Law Enforcement To Track Millions Risk & Resilience April 11, 2026 Marimo RCE Vulnerability CVE 2026 39987 Exploited Within Hours After Public Disclosure Risk & Resilience April 11, 2026 Smart Slider 3 Pro Update Compromised Through Nextend Servers Delivers Backdoored Version Risk & Resilience April 10, 2026 Adobe Reader Zero Day Exploited Through Malicious PDF Files Since December 2025 Risk & Resilience April 10, 2026