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SA Minister Orders Network-Sharing Rewrite

South Africa's Malatsi Orders ICASA to Rewrite Network-Sharing Rules

Unverified — auto-generated summary, not yet reviewedPolicy & RegulationSouth AfricaOct 23, 2026

South Africa's Communications Minister has directed the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa to rewrite the country's network-sharing rules, a move that could reshape infrastructure competition among mobile operators. Observers say the rewrite risks slowing operator rollouts during the revision process.

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Malatsi asks Icasa to rewrite network-sharing rules · techcentral.co.za · T2

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