by AKANI CHAUKE  JOHANNESBURG – ADMINISTRATORS of South Africa’s Internet Exchanges (INXs) have joined the global fight against Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks that have in recent weeks. Internet service providers (ISPs) have been on the receiving end of the attacks blamed on organised criminal syndicates. INXs are creating a so-called ‘blackhole’ […]

by MTHULISI SIBANDA JOHANNESBURG – THE Internet Service Providers’ Association of SA (ISPA) has opposed proposals to block adult web content, a move that authorities believe will not protect local children. ISPA believes the orders by the Law Reform Commission of South Africa (LRC) on the ISPs as “an exceptionally bad solution […]

by TINTSWALO BALOYI JOHANNESBURG – THE Internet Service Providers Association (ISPA) believes the directive by regulators on services providers to reduce the cost of data will be positive for competition and consumers in South Africa. It welcomed the recent order, made through the publication of the Competition Commission’s Summary of Findings and […]