The collusive relationship between South African politicians and legacy telecom cartels is utterly destructive for South Africa.
Back in 2016, MTN and Vodacom ran to parliament crying that WhatsApp and Facebook must pay them license fees. They desperately wanted to tax innovation simply because their overpriced SMS cash cow had died.
Now, they are back at it under a new guise, the Association of Communications and Technology (ACT), demanding that Netflix and YouTube pay for network infrastructure.
The tragedy is that South African politicians are deeply embedded in these telecom companies, making them active participants in this madness.
Instead of pushing to build better networks and lower data costs for South Africans, these corporate cartels use state regulation to shield their lazy monopolies.
They will not innovate. They just want a cut. This is pure, unadulterated rent seeking behavior.
“Employers should not employ anybody who is undocumented.”
— ANC President Cyril Ramaphosa during a media engagement on Pheli FM in the Greater Tshwane Region.
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Calling Starlink a security threat is tech illiteracy at its finest.
National defense and aviation do not run on consumer dishes. They use highly encrypted, sovereign systems. Plus, the state controls the spectrum.
If a provider goes rogue, the government can yank the license instantly.
The "security" excuse is just a shield for state backed monopolies. If MTN, Vodacom, and Telkom are so superior, let them compete openly. Let the market decide.
Legacy ISPs simply cannot bridge the connectivity gaps that Starlink can. There is no competition.
🇿🇦 South Africans want Starlink.
We are calling for an ID and citizenship audit first because the evidence shows our system has been compromised at every level.
The Special Investigating Unit has confirmed what many of us suspected, South Africa’s immigration system was treated as a “marketplace,” where permits and visas were sold to the highest bidder . Officials who earn less than R25,000 per month were found to have received millions in suspicious deposits over R16 million traced to just four individuals . One official even built a mansion and a paved road leading to her home on that salary .
The fraud is not incidental, it is organised and deliberate. High-profile figures like Prophet Shepherd Bushiri secured fraudulent permanent residence through a Home Affairs adjudicator who was a member of his church. Nigeria’s Prince Daniel Obioma (3GAR) was implicated in a fake permit scheme . A Zimbabwean national used fraudulent papers to become a CFO, earning R1.6 million per year . And identity fraud schemes have been uncovered where foreign nationals collude with officials to steal South African identities and passports .
Even DNA samples have been manipulated to favour foreign applicants . The Chidimma Adetshina case revealed identity theft dating back to 2001, involving corrupt officials and stolen South African identities .
This is why we need a full audit. To restore the integrity of our population register and hold everyone accountable. And if political parties like the DA have nothing to hide, they should support this demand without hesitation.
Every day, the architects of South Africa’s decline demand to be treated as experts on its recovery. @MYANC comrades created the mess, yet somehow we’re expected to fear the consequences of cleaning it up rather than the consequences of leaving it exactly as they made it.
No Somalian, Ethiopian, Malawian, Congolese, Zimbabwean, Nigerian or any other African national should have a say in how South Africa handles immigration. Why? Because they are the immigrants. They are the problem. They are the reason we are having this conversation in the first place and we will not be lectured by our problems.
It took three people: Jacinta Ngobeze-Zuma, Ngizwe Mchunu and ‘PhekelaMthakhati’ to force companies to comply with basic employment laws. Meanwhile we have over 400 Members of Parliament who sit idly while companies break laws daily 😪
[HOUSE BREAKING] Police in Johannesburg are investigating a burglary at the residence of suspended SAPS Divisional Commissioner for Supply Chain Management, Lieutenant General (Dr) Molefe Isaac Fani.
According to preliminary information, unknown suspects gained access to the property and stole gadgets (including his laptop). The circumstances surrounding the incident are currently under investigation, and no arrests have been made at this stage.
A case of housebreaking and theft has been opened for further investigation.