Question NW605 to the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies
04 May 2023 - NW605
Bodlani, Ms T to ask the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies
(a) What percentage of the population currently has access to the internet and (b) Where is the Republic currently ranked in Africa with regard to the price of 1G of data? NW676E
Reply:
a) [1]The General Household Survey (GHS) 2021 data from Statistics South Africa illustrates that 77,5% of South African households had at least one person who had access to or utilised the internet in places such as their homes, places of employment, places of study, internet cafés, or public hot spots.
b) [2]According to the Research ICT Africa Policy Brief, South Africa's data prices are excessively high in comparison to other African nations. South Africa offers has the most expensive mobile data in the region and ranked 34th out of 47 countries in the Research ICT Africa Mobile Pricing (RAMP) Index for 2021 Quarter 3.
Thank You.