Earlier this month (8 July 2025), the Competition Commission announced that it had reached an agreement with Vodacom and Maziv on revised conditions that allow the parties to proceed with a merger that had been prohibited by the Competition Tribunal. Vodacom acquiring a stake in Maziv, a South African fibre infrastructure company, with the goal of creating a leading fibre provider. Initially, Vodacom planned to acquire a 30% stake, with an option to increase it to 40%.

Our next guest is concerned that these updated revisions may lead to monopoly in the telecommunications sector & make finding an affordable internet connectivity difficult especially when it comes to providers and price regulation. They also question the basis of this decision made by Competition Commission to allow this merger to take place. To tell us more about this, we are joined by...

Guest: Koketso Moeti  - Executive Director at Amandla!Mobi

Earlier this month (8 July 2025), the Competition Commission announced that it had reached an agreement with Vodacom and Maziv on revised conditions that allow the parties to proceed with a merger that had been prohibited by the Competition Tribunal. Vodacom acquiring a stake in Maziv, a South African fibre infrastructure company, with the goal of creating a leading fibre provider. Initially, Vodacom planned to acquire a 30% stake, with an option to increase it to 40%.
Our next guest is concerned that these updated revisions may lead to monopoly in the telecommunications sector &amp; make finding an affordable internet connectivity difficult especially when it comes to providers and price regulation. They also question the basis of this decision made by Competition Commission to allow this merger to take place. To tell us more about this, we are joined by... 
Guest: Koketso Moeti&nbsp; - Executive Director at Amandla!Mobi

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Digital divide and the implications of the Vodacom/Maziv merger

As we continue our broadcast, we turn our attention to a Commemoration of another ANC stalwart: the 12th anniversary of former President Nelson Mandela's passing. Our next guest has penned an opinion piece on the legacy, the leadership failures, the crisis we are seeing amongst the political elite and the decline of the political party. He argues that many of South Africa's current issues stem from inadequate implementation of good policies and a strong constitution. He argues that this is a situation that contrasts with Mandela's focused approach to dismantling apartheid's legacy.

He analyzes how subsequent political leaders and party dynamics (specifically within the ANC) have weakened the party and moved away from the nation-building spirit Mandela championed.

Finally, he shares a call to action that more needs to be done to elevate the legacy of anti-apartheid heroes through tangible actions and accountability - rather than just rhetoric. He suggests that current elites are "living in the past" without addressing present challenges. To tell us more about this, we are joined by…

Guest: Prof. Bheki Mngomezulu - Professor of Political Science & International Relations and Director of the Centre for the Advancement of Non-Racialism and Democracy (CANRAD) at Nelson Mandela University

As we continue our broadcast, we turn our attention to a Commemoration of another ANC stalwart: the 12th anniversary of former President Nelson Mandela's passing. Our next guest has penned an opinion piece on the legacy, the leadership failures, the crisis we are seeing amongst the political elite and the decline of the political party. He argues that many of South Africa's current issues stem from inadequate implementation of good policies and a strong constitution. He argues that this is a situation that contrasts with Mandela's focused approach to dismantling apartheid's legacy.
He analyzes how subsequent political leaders and party dynamics (specifically within the ANC) have weakened the party and moved away from the nation-building spirit Mandela championed.
Finally, he shares a call to action that more needs to be done to elevate the legacy of anti-apartheid heroes through tangible actions and accountability - rather than just rhetoric. He suggests that current elites are "living in the past" without addressing present challenges. To tell us more about this, we are joined by&hellip;
Guest: Prof. Bheki Mngomezulu - Professor of Political Science &amp; International Relations and Director of the Centre for the Advancement of Non-Racialism and Democracy (CANRAD) at Nelson Mandela&nbsp;University

Nelson Mandela legacy and the political elite crisis in South African leadership

Guest: Alita Miller - Country Head of UN Women South Africa

 

Guest: Alita&nbsp;<a></a>Miller - Country Head of UN Women South Africa
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OB: Insights and highlights of this year’s global theme.

Prof. Thuli Madonsela, Professor of Law and the Law Trust Chair in Social Justice at Stellenbosch University.

Prof. Thuli Madonsela, Professor of Law and the Law Trust Chair in Social Justice at Stellenbosch University.

Digital divide and the implications of the Vodacom/Maziv merger

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