Plan to Amend the ICASA Act

The government is finalising the amendment of legislation governing the telecommunications regulator in order to resolve the tension between the organisation’s council and its management.

Tension has long existed between the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa’s (ICASA) councilors and its management, headed by CE Karabo Motlana, because of a lack of clarity about their different roles and responsibilities.

Last year, chairperson of the parliamentary portfolio committee on communication, Ismail Vadi, said that the tension is hampering ICASA’s ability to regulate effectively because the council and management work in opposite directions.

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