The departments of Communications and Digital Technologies (DCDT) and Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI), together with their entities, signal distribution company Sentech and the South African National Space Agency (SANSA), have provided an update on the National Communication Satellite Strategy (SatCom), which is aimed at narrowing the digital divide in the country. The parties estimate that the projected R5.2-billion to be spent on building a satellite is an initial starting point for South Africa’s technological sovereignty in this regard and will address the challenge of many remote and underserved rural areas across South Africa that are not yet connected.