Africa intensifying efforts to improve ICT regulation - report
Friday, April 16, 2010
Its latest 'Telecommunications Regulatory Trends across Africa' report had revealed that there have been varying outcomes to improving ICT regulation in terms of attracting investments and increasing penetration rates of ICT services.
The authors of the report, Selvie Naicker and Fezekile Mashinini, pointed out that the market-based approach to regulation adopted by some countries was gaining momentum with an increased number of countries moving towards further liberalisation of the sector.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...