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ENSafrica TMT ENSight – Situation 4

Welcome to the fourth subject of ENSafrica’s TMT
ENSight, specializing in matters, information and evaluation of novel
and fascinating developments within the expertise, media and
telecommunications area. On this version:

• Our featured article seems on the Movies and
  Publications Modification Act, 2019, which not too long ago got here into
  drive.




• Again to fundamentals, explaining the ins and outs of
  contract playbooks and their advantages.




• Telecommunications, a roundup of latest
  developments within the telecoms sector.




• Within the information, a curation of topical occasions in
  the expertise and telecommunications business.

featured article

• 
  Amendments to the Movies and Publications Act, 1996 are
  now in drive
  
  • Wilmari Strachan and Naledi Ramoabi take a look at how the brand new Movies
    and Publications Modification Act, 2019 accounts for technological
    developments relating to digital content material creation and distribution in
    the brand new century.

  
  

  • Learn the article
    right here.

again to fundamentals

• 
  Contract playbooks
  
  • Ridwaan Boda explains why a well-drafted contract playbook is
    important to save lots of time, effort and expense within the contract
    negotiation course of.

  
  

  • Learn extra
    right here.

telecommunications

• GG45939: ICASA Publishes the checklist of Candidates
  Certified as bidders on Licensing Course of for IMT Spectrum
  
  
  • On 31 January 2022, the Impartial Communications Authority of
    South Africa (“ICASA“) obtained six
    functions responding to the Invitation to Apply
    (“ITA“).

  
  

  • The ITA was for the licensing course of for Worldwide Cellular
    Telecommunications (“IMT”) in respect of the availability of
    the cell broadband wi-fi entry companies for city and rural
    areas utilizing complimentary bands IMT700, IMT800, IMT2600 and
    IMT3500.

  
  

  • The profitable bidders who qualify to proceed to the public sale
    stage of the licensing course of are:
    
    • Cell C;

    
    

    • Liquid Telecoms;

    
    

    • MTN;

    
    

    • Rain Networks;

    
    

    • Telkom; and

    
    

    • Vodacom.

  
  

  • ICASA has additionally amended the timelines for the ITA.
    
    • Bidder Seminar: 28 FEB 2022

    
    

    • Particular person Mock Auctions: 1-3 MAR 2022

    
    

    • Choose-in Public sale: 8 MAR 2022

    
    

    • Primary Public sale: 10 MAR 2022

  
  

  • Additional to GG46013, ICASA has revealed a discover
    relating to the situation of the opt-in spherical for certified bidders
    pursuant to the ITA as follows:
    
    • Date: TUES, 8 MAR 2022

    
    

    • Time: Beginning at 10:00

    
    

    • Venue: The Impartial Communications Authority of South
      Africa
      
      Block C
      
      350 Witch-Hazel Avenue,
      
      Eco Level Workplace Park,
      
      Eco Park, Centurion, Gauteng

  
  

  • ICASA reminds certified bidders that solely two authorised
    representatives will likely be allowed on the venue and they’re suggested
    to be on the venue earlier than the beginning of the opt-in public sale for
    registration functions.




• GG 45984: Broadcasting Digital Migration Coverage (as
  amended): announcement of date for remaining switch-off of the analogue
  sign and the tip of twin illumination
  
  • On 28 February 2022, the Minister of Communications and Digital
    Applied sciences proclaimed 31 March 2022 because the date for the ultimate
    switch-off of the analogue sign.

  
  

  • The choice for the ultimate switch-off was made in gentle of the
    Digital Migration Rules (Authorities Discover 1070, Authorities
    Gazette 36000 of 14 December 2012).

  
  

  • The terrestrial tv broadcasting service licensees
    licence situations, for licensees who’ve appointed an digital
    communications community service licensee to supply sign
    distribution companies, have been met.

  
  

  • The licence situations are based mostly on protection necessities for
    Multiplexes 1 and a couple of.

  
  

  • The variety of indigent households which have registered to
    obtain authorities help relating to set-top bins and the
    progress made with putting in them will allow the analogue
    switch-off in varied provinces by 31 March 2022.

  
  

  • SENTECH is the appointed service supplier for offering sign
    distribution companies to the South African Broadcasting Company
    (“SABC”).

  
  

  • SENTECH has confirmed that the digital broadcast sign for the
    SABC, that’s supplied via terrestrial and satellite tv for pc networks,
    is at 100%.

within the information

• Authorities has deserted its necessities for the
  licensing of Wholesale OpenAccess Community (WOAN)
  
  • Cupboard has deserted its plans to launch a Wholesale
    Open-Entry Community (“WOAN”). The open-access community
    mannequin was first proposed as a part of the Nationwide Built-in ICT
    Coverage White Paper, revealed in 2016 underneath the previous minister of
    telecommunications, Siyabonga Cwele. The mannequin was a key a part of
    the technique to rework the telecommunications business and aimed
    to enhance entry to broadband connectivity and competitors in
    South Africa’s cell market.

  
  

  • Cupboard has revealed that it has authorised an modification of the
    coverage on high-demand spectrum, in addition to the coverage path on
    the licensing of the WOAN. The proposed amendments apparently
    take away the necessities to licence the WOAN. A brand new coverage path
    on the licensing of the WOAN will likely be revealed for public
    remark.

  
  

  • Additional background relating to the brand new coverage path may be
    discovered
    right here and
    right here.




• New directive for presidency departments that wish to
  use cloud computing companies
  
  • On 10 February 2022, the Minister of Public Service and
    Administration authorised the implementation of the Public Service
    Cloud Computing Willpower and Directive.

  
  

  • The Willpower and Directive goals to supply authorities
    our bodies steering on the best way to undertake, use, handle, and terminate cloud
    companies with third events.

  
  

  • The Willpower and Directive applies to all authorities
    departments and their personnel.

  
  

  • In keeping with the Willpower and Directive, earlier than utilizing any
    cloud companies, authorities departments should put together a enterprise case
    detailing the scope of the cloud companies and conduct a danger
    evaluation and cloud readiness evaluation.

  
  

  • For presidency entities which are already making use of cloud
    computing companies, the pinnacle of division is anticipated to conduct a
    danger evaluation and desk the chance evaluation report of the present
    companies on the departmental danger committee.

  
  

  • Authorities our bodies are anticipated to adjust to all of the
    necessities discovered within the Willpower and Directive inside six
    months of approval and publication of the Willpower and
    Directive.

  
  

  • Extra details about the Willpower and Directive may be
    accessed
    right here.




• South Africa within the prime 10 checklist of nations with the
  most cybercrimes
  
  • Analysis by Surfshark has revealed that South Africa is a part of
    the highest 10 international locations on the planet which are severely impacted by
    cybercrimes.

  
  

  • South Africa ranks quantity six on the checklist and it’s the solely
    African nation within the prime 10 international locations.

  
  

  • The UK was in first place, adopted by the United
    States in second place, and Canada ranked third on the checklist.

  
  

  • In keeping with the analysis, South Africa has roughly 51
    victims of cybercrimes per one-million web customers.

  
  

  • South Africa additionally had the sharpest enhance in cybercrimes out
    of all of the international locations.

  
  

  • Surfshark hypothesised that the rationale for the rise in
    cybercrimes in South Africa was because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

  
  

  • Extra information relating to the report may be discovered
    right here, and the report may be accessed
    right here




• Tech giants associate with GirlCode for all-women
  hackathon
  
  • South African e-tailer Takealot.com, in addition to Amazon Net
    Companies, Mint Group, DVT and Lenovo partnered with GirlCode in
    internet hosting an all-women hackathon.

  
  

  • GirlCode is a non-profit organisation that equips girls with
    expertise to tackle roles within the expertise business.

  
  

  • The theme of the hackathon was “break the bias”, and
    occurred on 8 March 2022 and 9 March 2022, in celebration of
    Worldwide Ladies’s Day.

  
  

  • Members of the hackathon shaped teams of two to 4 in
    order to participate within the hackathon.

  
  

  • The hackathon was hosted on the 22onSloane campus in
    Johannesburg.

  
  

  • Extra on the partnership may be discovered
    right here.




• Africa’s first Metaverse market
  launches
  
  • On 28 February 2022, Mann Made launched a metaverse market
    that is named Ubuntuland.

  
  

  • Ubuntuland is the primary Metaverse market to be launched on
    the African continent.

  
  

  • Ubuntuland contains of 204 642 plots of land that make-up
    completely different villages in varied neighborhood hubs.

  
  

  • As soon as reside to the general public, the plots of land in Ubuntuland will
    be obtainable for buy and they are going to be priced in keeping with a
    tiered worth system.

  
  

  • The plots of land in Ubuntuland will likely be obtainable for the
    public to buy within the second quarter of the yr.

  
  

  • The Ubuntuland foreign money would be the $UBUNTU token, and it was
    constructed based mostly on the Ethereum blockchain

  
  

  • The valuation of the $UBUNTU token will likely be calculated in accordance
    to what customers make investments, construct, or commerce contained in the metaverse.

  
  

  • Extra info on the launch of Ubuntuland may be learn
    right here.

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