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LIBERALISATION OF THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECTOR IN SOUTH AFRICA - DANIEL PRETORIUS & LIVIA DYER
In his February 2008 State of the Nation address, President Thabo Mbeki reiterated the South African Government’s commitment to increasing broadband penetration levels in South Africa.

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19 February 2008
   

THE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS ACT: AN OVERVIEW
The Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (ECA) took effect on 19 July 2006. It repealed the Telecommunications Act, 1996 and the Independent Broadcasting Authority Act, 1993. The ECA was enacted because the line between telecommunication and broadcasting technologies was becoming increasingly blurred, or ’converged’.

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09 November 2007
   

THE ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS ACT: AN OVERVIEW
The Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (ECA) took effect on 19 July 2006. It repealed the Telecommunications Act, 1996 and the Independent Broadcasting Authority Act, 1993. The ECA was enacted because the line between telecommunication and broadcasting technologies was becoming increasingly blurred, or ’converged’.

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02 November 2007
   

FILMS AND PUBLICATIONS ACT 65 OF 1996
Controversial proposed amendments to the Films and Publications Act 65 of 1996 (FPA) have resulted in an outcry from media organisations and civil society institutions.

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04 June 2007
   
   
 
 
 
 
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