Posts & Telecommunications - South Africa: Hold a tribunal on the digital space in south africs

“No person may host any website or provide access to the internet as an internet service provider, unless such person is registered with the Board in terms of section 27A of the Act.”


The requirement relating to the hosting of websites is something they have made up with no legal force and effect.

The requirement for ISPs has been around for a few years but they keep adding new things that ISPs are required to do. The reality here is that very few ISPs are registered with the FPB – in large part because the FPB does not seem to be capable of processing applications.
The law can be found here http://www.fpb.org.za/profile-fpb/legislation1 as well as on http://www.ellipsis.co.za/the-film-publications-board-and-online-content-regulation/

Whilst Post and Telecommunications make the law as well on this subject. have a look here http://www.dtps.gov.za/documents-publications/acts.html

This law will make it near impossible for small and micro online business to be started.