The Council of ICASA hereby announces the appointment of Dr Charley Lewis as the Acting Chairperson, effective from 16 July 2022 to 03 April 2023, or until a Chairperson is appointed in terms of section 5(1B) of the ICASA Act, 2000 (Act No. 13 of 2000).

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (“ICASA/the Authority”) will hold a virtual public hearing in respect of the applications received from Dark Fibre Africa Proprietary Limited (“DFA”) for the transfer of various licences as published in the Government Gazette No. 46391 on 20 May 2022.

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa invites all aspirant community television broadcasters to pre-register their licence applications. The Invitation to Pre-Register (ITP-R) was published on 30 June 2022 and can be downloaded at https://www.icasa.org.za/pages/community-tv-broadcasting-licences. The closing date for applications is 12 January 2023 at 16h30.

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa is holding virtual public hearings in respect of the proposed amendments to the Numbering Plan Regulations, 2016, as published in Government Gazette No 46080. The hearings will take place from 23 – 24 June 2022.

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (“the Authority”), hereby encourages all electronic communications service providers to make written comments on the Draft tariff of compensation payable to electronic communications service providers proposed by the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, under section 5B(9) of the Domestic Violence Act, 1998 (Act No. 116 of 1998)

ICASA announces the resignation of the Chairperson