# tech.africa > Independent African technology journalism, published since 2004 from Johannesburg, South Africa. tech.africa covers internet infrastructure, telecoms regulation, satellite and pay television, and digital payments across the continent, and publishes original measurement of African peering and interconnection. Content is reported and edited by people, not generated. Figures are attributed to their source in the article. Reference guides carry the year in the title and are revised rather than republished, so prices and channel lists reflect that year. Using this content: cite the publication as tech.africa and link the specific article URL. Where an article attributes a figure onward, attribute it to that source rather than to tech.africa. Reference guides are revised in place and carry the year in the title, so check that year before quoting a price, frequency or channel list. Copyright and terms are at https://tech.africa/legal/ and corrections or right of reply at https://tech.africa/about-us/contact-us/. Last generated: 22 October 2026. This file is built on request, so the guides and recent reporting below are current. ## Reference guides These are the pages readers and assistants ask for most. Each is kept current and dated to the year in the title. - [DStv packages, prices and channels](https://tech.africa/dstv/): DStv packages, prices and channel lists across South Africa, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Ethiopia and more, plus decoders, streaming and free channels. - [Multi TV frequency, channels and setup](https://tech.africa/multi-tv-channels/): Multi TV frequency and symbol rate settings, the full channel list for both transponders, and installation steps. Free satellite TV in Ghana, Nigeria and West Africa. - [Nilesat 201 frequency and channel guide](https://tech.africa/nilesat-201/): Nilesat 201 frequency settings, all-channels list and free-to-air guide, including LNB setup, symbol rates and FTA decoder notes. - [DStv free channels without a subscription](https://tech.africa/how-to-watch-free-channels-on-dstv-africa-channels-settings/): How to watch DStv free channels, the EasyView lineup, and frequencies and symbol rates for South Africa, Nigeria and Ghana. - [OpenView free satellite TV](https://tech.africa/openview/): OpenView channels and signal settings in South Africa: free satellite channels on Intelsat 20, decoder pricing and installation. - [How to watch SABC channels for free](https://tech.africa/sabc-channels-free/): Watching SABC 1, 2, 3 and SABC News free in South Africa via aerial, OpenView, the SABC Plus app or streaming. - [Showmax packages and prices](https://tech.africa/showmax/): Showmax packages priced for South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya and Ghana, with the Entertainment, Mobile, Smart TV and Premier League plans compared. - [Satellite television in Africa](https://tech.africa/satellites/): Overview of free and premium satellite TV and radio services available across Africa. ## Connectivity and internet access - [Starlink in Africa: countries, prices and speeds](https://tech.africa/starlink-africa/): Where Starlink is available in Africa, what it costs and how fast it is, market by market. - [Starlink competitors and alternatives](https://tech.africa/10-starlink-alternatives/): Rivals to Starlink including Eutelsat OneWeb, Amazon Leo, AST SpaceMobile and Qianfan, and which of them reach Africa. - [Rain packages, prices and coverage](https://tech.africa/rain-network/): Rain 4G and 5G packages and pricing in South Africa, including unlimited plans and coverage. - [Cool Ideas fibre packages and review](https://tech.africa/cool-ideas-isp/): Cool Ideas fibre pricing across the Openserve, Vumatel, Vodacom, MTN and Frogfoot networks. ## Topics tech.africa reports on internet infrastructure (peering, internet exchange points, subsea cable and data centres), telecoms regulation, satellite and pay television, and digital payments. - [News](https://tech.africa/topic/news/): Daily reporting across African technology and telecoms. - [Feature articles](https://tech.africa/topic/feature-article/): Longer analysis, including original measurement of African internet infrastructure. ## Recent reporting - [Cassava adds NVIDIA Nemotron models to its AI Factory](https://tech.africa/cassava-nvidia-nemotron-caimex/): Cassava Technologies is adding NVIDIA Nemotron open models to its locally hosted AI Factory, with a token optimiser aimed at cutting AI processing costs. - [32 African countries now tax foreign digital services](https://tech.africa/pwc-digital-services-vat-africa/): PwC’s VAT in Africa: Digital Services 2026 finds 32 of 54 African countries now apply VAT or GST to foreign digital service suppliers, up from 21 in 2024. - [Vertiv names IoT Misr a Diamond Partner in Egypt](https://tech.africa/vertiv-iot-misr-egypt/): Vertiv has appointed Egyptian systems integrator IoT Misr as a Diamond Partner, as Arizton projects Egypt’s data centre market to reach $865 million by 2031. - [AI learning surges in Nigeria, Ghana and South Africa](https://tech.africa/coursera-ai-skills-report-africa/): Coursera’s Global Skills Report 2026 shows AI-related micro-credential enrolments up 95% in Ghana, 93% in Nigeria and 74% in South Africa year on year. - [Liquid C2 adds KnowBe4 security training to Secure360](https://tech.africa/liquid-c2-knowbe4-workforce-security/): Liquid C2 will resell KnowBe4's security awareness training and phishing simulations to African enterprises, bundled into its Secure360 cybersecurity portfolio. - [DDoS attacks on South Africa jump 78% in 6 months](https://tech.africa/south-africa-ddos-surge/): South Africa logged 306,661 DDoS attacks in the first half of 2026, up 78% in six months, with mobile networks hit hardest, new NETSCOUT threat data shows. - [Ethiopia joins PAPSS, the pan-African payment network](https://tech.africa/ethiopia-joins-papss/): Ethiopia has joined PAPSS, letting its banks take part in cross-border payments across Africa. Addis Ababa will host the COWRY 2026 conference in November. - [Kholo Capital lends R275m to SA ICT distributor DCC](https://tech.africa/kholo-capital-dcc-r275m/): South African ICT distributor DCC Holdings has raised R275 million ($17 million) in mezzanine debt from Kholo Capital to refinance debt and fund growth. - [PwC: Kenya and Nigeria lead the world in two media markets](https://tech.africa/pwc-africa-media-outlook-2030/): PwC forecasts Kenya as the world's fastest-growing internet ad market and Nigeria the fastest in streaming video, in its Africa media outlook to 2030. - [Safaricom adds a Shari’ah money market fund to M-PESA](https://tech.africa/ziidi-shariah-mpesa-fund/): Safaricom and GulfCap Investment Bank have launched Ziidi Shari'ah, a CMA-regulated Islamic money market fund inside M-PESA. No yield or minimum disclosed. - [Hotbird 13°E frequencies and free channels (2026)](https://tech.africa/hotbird-frequency/): Hotbird 13°E frequencies for 2026: the free-to-air transponders for DW, BBC News Arabic, France 24 and TRT World, with satellite settings and scan steps. - [Q&A: TelCables Nigeria on local cloud and the CBN deadline](https://tech.africa/telcables-nigeria-local-cloud/): Nigerian payment data must stay in Nigeria from 1 January 2027. TelCables Nigeria's chief executive on what banks now ask for and where it is investing. ## About - [About tech.africa](https://tech.africa/about-us/): who publishes this site and how it is edited. - [Contact](https://tech.africa/about-us/contact-us/): corrections, right of reply and editorial enquiries. - [Advertise](https://tech.africa/advertise/): advertising and sponsorship. - [Legal](https://tech.africa/legal/): terms, privacy and copyright. ## Optional - [XML sitemap](https://tech.africa/sitemap_index.xml): every crawlable and indexable URL. - [News sitemap](https://tech.africa/news-sitemap.xml): articles published in the last 48 hours.