Black Business Council calls for media diversity, competition acceleration in SA

The Black Business Council (BBC) is calling on the government and the regulator to accelerate the introduction of media diversity and competition in the country after noticing a lack of urgency in developments within the communications and media industry.

BBC will meet with Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa), the Department of Communications, the Department of Telecommunications, and Postal Services to discuss ways of unlocking the release of the radio frequency spectrum, digital migration, convergence, media diversity, and competition.

In order to build the economic and cultural base that reflects all South Africans and informs the psyche of what it means to be a South African, BBC contends that diversity in ownership, management, and, content creation is needed.