Welcome to the Internet Service Providers’ Association

Please note that the Secretariat closes on the 15th December 2026 and opens again on 5 January 2026. You are welcome to complete the application forms, lodge requests, or contact us, however these queries will only be processed when the Secretariat opens again in the new year.

ISPA is a South African non profit company, and recognised Internet industry representative body. Formed in 1996, ISPA has historically served as an active industry body, facilitating exchange between the different independent Internet service providers, ICASA and other government structures, operators and other service providers in South Africa.

Latest Press Releases

ISPA’s 30th Birthday Celebration at ZANOG@iWeek2026

Celebrate ISPA’s 30th Birthday with the internet Who’s Who at ZANOG@iWeek2026 Mark your calendar for South Africa’s leading ICT conference – from 21 to 23 April 2026 – at the Irene Country Lodge in Pretoria, Gauteng. This year marks ISPA’s 30 year anniversary since a group of competing ISPs united in a move that would […]


Don’t be a Voice Cloning Victim This Holiday Season

It’s the run-up to the year-end holiday season when criminals ramp up their efforts to fleece us and ISPA is warning of the growing problem of voice cloning. South Africa’s official internet Industry Representative Body (IRB) says with a 356% rise in impersonation fraud, according to the SA Fraud Prevention Service (SAFPS), there is a […]


ISPA Welcomes Competition Potential of Policy Colloquium

ISPA, South Africa’s official internet Industry Representative Body (IRB), welcomes the recent announcement by the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies of tomorrow, 17 October 2025 as the date for a colloquium on ICT policy reform. “ISPA is excited about the opportunity to review the current policy and legislative dispensation and the manner in which […]


ISPA Welcomes New AFRINIC Board

South Africa’s official internet Industry Representative Body (IRB), ISPA, has extended warm congratulations to the newly-elected Board of AFRINIC (The African Network Information Centre), Africa’s Regional Internet Registry (RIR). ISPA wrote to the incoming AFRINIC Board after online elections were held last week. In the letter, chair Sasha Booth-Beharilal offered ISPA’s full support for what […]