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  "id": 2109191,
  "title": "Malatsi backs LEO operators as ICASA calls the shots",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/malatsi-backs-leo-operators-as-icasa-calls-the-shots",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-20T08:11:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ITWeb",
    "slug": "itweb",
    "url": "https://www.itweb.co.za/article/malatsi-backs-leo-operators-as-icasa-calls-the-shots/Gb3BwMWaPAEv2k6V"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Minister Solly Malatsi says ICASA alone decides who gets a communications licence, even as he sees satellites as key to SA’s digital future.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}