02 May 2024

The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) has announced that councillor Mothibi Ramusi has been sworn-in as the 6th Chairperson of ICASA.

The ceremony was presided over by the Honourable Professor JCW van Rooyen SC, formerly Acting Judge of the High Court of South Africa. During the ceremony, the newly appointed Chairperson pledged to act with integrity, to uphold the public interest, and to serve the people of South Africa in the provision of electronic communications, broadcasting, and postal services, in line with the Constitution and the ICASA Act.

Ramusi has more than three decades of experience in the ICT sector. He will play a crucial role in advancing ICASA’s mandate to regulate the telecommunications, broadcasting, and postal sectors in the public interest, to promote competition, and to ensure universal access to communication infrastructure, services, and content.

“The Council pledges to support and work together with the Chairperson to address the dynamic challenges and opportunities in the rapidly evolving ICT landscape, including both broadcasting and postal services,” said acting chairperson of ICASA, councillor Peter Zimri.