Load Shedding Highlights importance of ICASA regulations
The major mobile networks have already claimed that load shedding, which they have no control over, will have a negative impact on reducing the cost of data. However, consumers should not pay the price especially with regulations in place that should be protecting them from not getting value for money this way.
Time for serious investment in old-age pension grant
Time for serious investment in old-age pension grantBy Koketso Moeti * This op-ed piece was originally published by Daily Maverick. As members of Parliament descended onto the red carpet for the annual State of the Nation Address (SONA), pensioners from the Pietermaritzburg Pensioners Forum stood outside hoping to deliver their campaign to the President. They […]
Community advocacy organisation, amandla.mobi welcomes the service charter regulations announced by ICASA
Today, communications authority ICASA released its final regulations to support bringing down the cost of communication. As an organisation that concerned primarily with issues affecting the lives of low-income Black women, our primary focus on the regulations has been on issues around mobile data in particular. Because South Africa’s network operators don’t work in good […]
amandla.mobi sets its eyes on ICASA to bring down data prices and protect consumers
Lack of affordable data will hold people back from access to critical services in this digital age, says community advocacy group amandla.mobi. amandla.mobi has welcomed proposed regulations from the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) to support bringing down the cost of data access and communication. As an organisation whose work is focused on […]
amandla.mobi supports the call for a National Strategic Plan on gender-based violence
On the 8th August amandla.mobi together with Sonke Gender Justice attempted to handover a campaign, supported by over 3, 000 people, calling for a commitment to the development and implementation of a National Strategic Plan on Gender-Based Violence (GBV). The Minister was attending the ‘SheEO Sleepout’ on the day the campaign was to be delivered. […]
Community organisation calls for Robertson Winery to be pulled from WineX
The Rand Merchant Bank WineX Festival kicks off on Wednesday, 26 October 2016 at the Sandton Convention Centre where Robertson Winery will exhibit its products – on the same day that will mark the 9th week of the Robertson Winery’s workers strike for a living wage. Workers are currently earning between R2,900 – R3,500 before […]
Bring Back Leigh-Ann
Amandla.mobi slams interception of the Women’s Boat to Gaza and calls for the release of the women on board, including South African Leigh-Ann Naidoo. Community organisation is aware of the interception by Israel of the Women’s Boat to Gaza (WBG), a group of women who are sailing in an attempt to break the illegal Israeli […]
Victory: ICASA rules against the SABC’s censorship decision
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has ruled that the South Africa Broadcasting Corporation’s (SABC) resolution to ban coverage of protest action must be withdrawn immediately and it has been given seven days to comply with the binding ruling. Failure to comply would lead to the revoking of the SABC’s broadcast licence. This […]