IIC Africa Chapter roundtable – One Digital Africa, 55 Regulatory Systems: Can Africa regulate for a single digital market?

Aynon Doyle was born on 7 May 1969 in Port Elizabeth (now Gqeberha), South Africa. He attended the Convent Primary School and Muir College Boy’s High School in Uitenhage (now Kariega) and completed his graduate and postgraduate studies at the University of Port Elizabeth (now known as Nelson Mandela University). He currently holds a Master’s degree (MA) in Political Studies. He is married to Michele and has two daughters, Caitlin and Ciara.

Aynon is currently Vice President Regulatory Compliance in the Public Affairs Department at MultiChoice Group, a Groupe Canal+ company. Prior to assuming the new position in February 2026, he was Head of Policy Analysis and Research, in the Regulatory Affairs Department at MultiChoice South Africa and has been with the Group since May 2006. MultiChoice Group is Africa’s leading entertainment platform, offering a wide range of products and services, including DStv, GOtv, SuperSport, Irdeto, and KingMakers. Aynon’s focus area is providing input and expert advice to the Group and government policy development processes.

In South Africa, Aynon has previously served on an Expert Panel appointed by the Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies that assisted the with the development of the first draft White Paper on Audio and Audiovisual Content Services, was one of the four chairs of the Digital Broadcasting Migration Working Group appointed by the Minister of Communications to provide recommendations on the transition from analogue to digital broadcast transmissions in South Africa, chaired the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) Commercial Rules of Operation Joint Committee established by the national terrestrial broadcasters to draft a South African operation manual for the commercial roll-out of DTT in South Africa. He has also served as policy expert on the committee that assisted with the drafting of the Electronic Communications Act, 2005 and has rendered policy advice to the South African delegation to the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) for discussions on the Draft Treaty for the Protection of Broadcasting Organizations. He has also on a number of occasions presented on the Future of Broadcasting and Over-the-Top (OTT) Video Regulation as a representative of the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) South Africa.

Aynon’s career prior to working for MultiChoice has spanned a wide spectrum of industries with a specific focus on policy development and analysis since 1994. In that period, he has worked for the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) where he was responsible for overseeing the development of policy and regulations for the broadcasting sector in South Africa. He also worked for the South African National Department of Trade and Industry (the dti) where he engaged in the areas of intellectual property, consumer protection, competition and the development of national standards; the Consumer Institute South Africa (CISA) as a researcher on consumer protection policy and actively campaigned at Parliamentary Portfolio Committees for amendments to competition, consumer protection and health legislation; the University of Port Elizabeth where he was a lecturer in the Political Studies department; a trainer and monitor for the National Peace Accord in the Eastern Cape and as an independent consultant in the area of conflict resolution training for local community representatives in the lead up to the 1996 elections.

Liza Zouabi is a competition and regulatory economist with a career spanning academia, government, legal practice and industry. Liza is currently serving as the Executive for Competition and Regulatory Economics at Telkom South Africa.

Over the past 30 plus years Liza has been a thought leader in development and competition economics which has served her well in addressing developmental issues in the electronic communications space including merger analysis, interconnection and other topics such as infrastructure efficiency, 5G strategy and equitable access to electronic communications services.

Liza completed her undergraduate training at the University of the Witwatersrand and obtained her master’s degree in economics at the University of South. Liza also holds post graduate qualifications in Education and Competition Law from the University of the Witwatersrand.

Lynn Robinson became Director General of the International Institute of Communications (IIC), in March 2020.

Lynn is an experienced senior director and trustee / non exec-director, having held key senior leadership positions in the technology, built environment, regulation, accreditation and dental industries. She has extensive experience of professional membership bodies working within the full spectrum including, Regulatory bodies, Industry associations and Chambers of Commerce. Lynn is a well-known and established ambassador in these areas having led on many strategic programmes to aid engagement, growth, retention, change management, stakeholder and political engagement.

Tebogo Sibidla is a Director in our Commercial Practice and a regulatory lawyer with a pan-African focus on digital, technology, and sector specific regulatory frameworks.

With over two decades of experience, she advises local and multinational clients on navigating complex regulatory environments, particularly in sectors shaped by rapid technological and digital transformation. She advises clients across a range of regulated sectors, including media, broadcasting, electronic communications, digital platforms, e-commerce, iGaming, online betting, esports, digital entertainment, and the technology and electronics sector. Her expertise includes regulatory licensing, compliance strategy, and risk management, as well as advising on advertising and marketing, consumer protection, data protection and privacy, and administrative law.

She has significant experience supporting operators, platforms, and investors in navigating complex regulatory frameworks and securing regulatory approvals. She also advises on e-waste and environmental regulatory frameworks affecting technology businesses.

Tebogo is a strong advocate for modern, harmonised and commercially workable regulatory frameworks in Africa, supporting cross-border trade, reducing compliance complexity, and enabling innovation and sustainable digital growth.