PRETORIA - The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) will host a series of in-person Provincial outreach workshops between 07-11 April 2025 and 05-09 May 2025. This follows the publication of an Invitation to Pre-Register (“ITP-R”) for Community Sound Broadcasting Service (“CSBS”) and Radio Frequency Spectrum (“RFS”) Licences on 10 December 2024, in the Government Gazette, No 51727, and the virtual workshop held 25-26 February 2025.
These workshops aim to provide clarity and guidance on the detailed requirements of the ITP-R application process, as well as the legislative and regulatory frameworks for CSBS and RFS licensing, to ensure that applicants are empowered to comply fully with the ITP-R[1].
The provincial outreach workshops will proceed as follows:
| Workshop Date | Province (City) | Venue |
| 20 May 2025 | Eastern Cape (Komani) | Inkwenkwezi Conference Venue
42 hillside road
Blue Rise
Queenstown |
| 20 May 2025 | Northern Cape (Colesberg) | Colesberg Lodge
32 Church Street
Colesberg |
| 20 May 2025 | Western Cape (Paarl) | Du Kloof Lodge
N1 Highway
Paarl/Rawsonville |
| 20 May 2025 | KwaZulu-Natal (Newcastle) | Blackrock Hotel
100 Allen St, Equarand, Newcastle |
| 22 May 2025 | Eastern Cape (Gqeberha) | Garden Court
Kings Beack
La Roche Dr, Humewood, Gqeberha |
| 22 May 2025 | Northern Cape (Khathu) | Gamagara Guest Lodge
Hendrik Van Eck Road
Kathu |
| 22 May 2025 | Western Cape (Mossel Bay) | The Garden Route Hotel
1 Pinnacle Point Road, Heiderand, Mossel Bay, 6500 |
| 22 May 2025 | KwaZulu-Natal (Ballito) | Zimbali Lodge
Zimbali Estate
Ballito |
| 14 April 2025 | Gauteng (Vaal) | Emerald Resort and Casino |
| 06 May 2025 | Mpumalanga (Secunda) | Khayalami Hotel
1 moonstone Street |
| 06 May 2025 | Limpopo (Thohoyandou) | 2 Ten Hotel, 1445 Mphephu street, Sibaba, Thohoyandou |
| 06 May 2025 | North West (Vryburg) | Castello Guesthouse Conference Venue
2 De Kock Street
Vryburg |
| 06 May 2025 | Free State (Bethlehem) | Peermont Metcourt Frontier
5 Johan Blignaut Drive, Bethlehem |
| 08 May 2025 | Mpumalanga (Nelspruit) | Chill Pepper Boutique Hotel
8 Ripple Cresent
Riverside Park
Nelspruit
Opposite Riverside Mall |
| 08 May 2025 | Limpopo (Polokwane) | Polokwane Royal Hotel, 34 Jorissen Street, Polokwane |
| 08 May 2025 | North West (Rustenburg) | Bon Hotel Rustenburg
Plot 37, Waterglen Road, R24 Rustenburg |
| 08 May 2025 | Free State (Bloemfontein) | Protea Hotel Bloemfontein
202 Nelson Mandela Drive
Brandwag
Bloemfontein |
ICASA invites all interested applicants to attend the upcoming workshops. These sessions provide an excellent opportunity to seek clarification on any questions related to the ITP-R forms and the application process.
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