News24 | PODCAST | The Lead: New cellphone data rollover rules explained. Plus: Oscars 2026

Icasa slaps cellphone companies with new data bundle expiry rules. We also turn to our resident movie critic for all things Oscars 2026.

Say you’ve used only a quarter of an expensive data bundle, and its 30-day use period is about to expire?

Well, the Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) has quietly gazetted new rules that force major mobile companies to roll this unused data over to the following month so you don’t lose it.

It’s just one of a handful of new cellphone regulations, discussed in detail, with business journo William Brederode, in this edition of The Lead.

Later, in our trending topic, the Oscar season is upon us and we review the upcoming Rachel McAdams thriller, Send Help, with our resident movie critic, Joel Ontong.

Finally, we recall one of the Mother City’s biggest veld fires in living memory, with On This Day in SA History, heard at the end of the show.

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