SA Connect gears up for implementation – Minister assures

As the focus of the Department of Telecommunications and Postal Services (DTPS) remains on the first-phase implementation of South Africa (SA) Connect in eight districts over the next three years, plans are being finalised to expand broadband roll-out to the rest of the country starting next year. Outlining the department’s focus for the year ahead, Telecommunications and Postal Services Minister Dr Siyabonga Cwele said on Thursday that the first phase of the ambitious national broadband plan was under way across eight districts to connect clinics and health facilities, schools and educational institutions, police stations and government offices, including Department of Home Affairs sites, to broadband within the next three years.