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With Skywise taking to the air in March, South Africans now have four low-cost carriers to choose from - and already the new entrant appears to have had an impact on end-user fares.

Broadband pundits are predicting internet connection rates in South Africa to drop by between 20% and 25% in the next 12 months.

Broadband pundits are predicting internet connection rates in South Africa to drop by between 20% and 25% in the next 12 months.
• New broadband network to launch

This festive season will be lighter on South Africans' pockets as the country's lawmakers put pressure on mobile phone operators to slash interconnection fees by more than half before the end of 2009.

Increasingly we find the champions of freedom of speech on the internet.  When South Africa’s new Seacom undersea optical cable comes online, communication will become a commodity instead of a privilege, writes JP Landman.