Tag

Durban
16
Nov

Judgment-Durban cell tower case against municipality and MTN dismissed with costs

November 16, 2020
Photo by Wesley Tingey on Unsplash Judgment: Moore and Others v Mobile Telephone Networks and Another (D9017/2018) [2020] ZAKZDHC 59 (30 October 2020)   http://www.saflii.org/za/cases/ZAKZDHC/2020/59.html
Read More
30
Jul

Durban residents up in arms over cell mast

July 30, 2020
Source: https://www.iol.co.za/sunday-tribune/news/durban-residents-up-in-arms-over-cell-mast-49365790 By Siboniso Mngadi, Jun 14, 2020 Durban – Merewent residents have accused telecommunications company Atlas Towers Group of targeting “impoverished” communities by choosing to place a cell mast in their neighbourhood. The company erects radio masts to improve wireless connectivity for mobile network operators. However, some Merewent residents say they believe the masts...
Read More
27
Feb

Rain launches commercial 5G network in South Africa

February 27, 2019
Rain says that full commercial rollout is only planned for mid-2019 but that its 5G network is actually already live in Johannesburg at the moment.  1,000 5G sites in major cities in the next two years Rain’s chief strategy officer, Brandon Leigh explained at the announcement in Barcelona: “We have been live since November in...
Read More
10
Aug

MTN faces court challenge over mast roll-out

August 10, 2018
By Duncan McLeod 6 August 2018 An organisation calling itself the Durban Anti-Cell Mast Alliance (Dacma) on Friday filed papers at the high court in Durban to stop MTN South Africa from rolling out new towers in the coastal city, it said. Dacma, which was founded in 2017 to “protest the illegal roll-out of MTN...
Read More
10
Aug

MTN South Africa faces lawsuit over mast roll-out in Durban

August 10, 2018
Wednesday 8 August 2018 MTN South Africa has been sued by an organisation calling itself the Durban Anti-Cell Mast Alliance (Dacma), seeking to stop the mobile company from rolling out new towers in the coastal city, TechCentral reported. Dacma which was founded in 2017 to protest against what it called the “illegal” deployment of masts...
Read More
06
Mar

DA questions City on cell masts

March 6, 2018
Berea Mail  – DA councillors again voted against all cell mast applications at a sitting of the Town Planning Appeal Committee. March 3, 2018 THE Democratic Alliance (DA) in eThekwini is still putting pressure on the municipality to establish an up-to-date and comprehensive policy for the development of cellphone towers in the city. At a...
Read More