Mybroadband asked South Africa’s operators how many requests they are receiving to intercept the communications of their subscribers, and what communications government can gain access to...Vodacom...said...“Surveillance cannot take place without our knowledge and authorization...” Vodacom could...not disclose the exact number of requests it receives per year, but...said that “...we get a significant number of requests from various regulatory bodies”...MTN...said...“MTN only acts when served with a validly issued judge’s directive in terms of the RICA Act”...MTN would...not comment on the number of judges directives it has received…Cell C...[said] that it “adheres to all legal prescripts required under legislation...when providing information to the State”. Cell C did not answer questions on how many intercept requests it received...[Telkom, Neotel & iBurst]...did not provide information...