Government has unveiled an ambitious plan to introduce universal digital connectivity to SA households, with a target of making up to 50G of data per month available to every home by 2025.
Poor progress in digital inclusion is being blamed on high prices.
"By 2030, 100% of the population should have easy access to affordable broadband of at least 10 Mbps. All government buildings should have high-speed broadband of at least 100 Mbps, and where relevant participate in leveraging this to underserved areas and communities," it said. In terms of the plan, high-speed broadband should be available in underserved areas; all government buildings should be connected with high-speed broadband; and all government buildings will offer low-income users free Wi-Fi.
The challenges at Connect SA have seen budgets for the programme being cut, with about R581 million allocated over the 2020/21 to 2022/23 financial period.
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