Cut the price down
South African President has given the communications minister new targets, a sign that South Africa is serious about improving its telecom sector.
Here are the targets for Communications Minister, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams:
Ensure the current cost of mobile data is cut by 50%
Ensure that the data price of 1GB data in SA is among the top 10 cheapest in Africa by 2024
Reduce irregular expenditure by 100% by 2024
Ensuring that the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) is adequately resourced to licence 4G spectrum.
Issue a policy direction for 5G by December 2021 and ensuring that 80% of the population have access to the Internet by 2024.