South Africa: Closed consultation on White Paper on Audio and Audiovisual Media Services and Online Content Safety including competition authority governance

On 8 September 2023, the South African Government closed its consultation on the draft White Paper on Audio and Audiovisual Media Services and Online Content Safety. The White Paper includes high-level policy proposals on regulations and principles to modernise the current legal framework on Audio and Audio-visual Content Services (AAVCS). In particular, the White Paper contains a new regulation proposal empowering the Competition Commission, in coordination with the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA), to enforce competition law.