South Africans have an aversion to risk. We aspire to go to university or some other tertiary institution, but after that, instead of getting involved in a start-up or, heaven forbid, even founding a new business, we tend to go and look for the security of a corporate job. Americans, on
Author: Craig Wilson
Trade union Solidarity on Friday took to social media to accuse Telkom of “playing dirty” and interfering with the union’s communications with its members. “Telkom wage talks: Telkom playing dirty as Telkom is blocking union’s electronic communication to its members,” the union said through its
Companies that handle people’s personal information, whether of clients or suppliers or simply their own staff, will have to meet stringent requirements when the Protection of Personal Information (PoPI) Bill is enacted and could face fines of up to R10m if they fail to do so
Sweeping changes to the management of scarce radio frequency spectrum are contained in the latest draft of the Electronic Communications Amendment Bill. The latest draft bill has proposed the introduction of spectrum trading, a move that may have been introduced following recommendations
Vodacom continues to enjoy good growth in its African operations outside South Africa and has witnessed substantial growth in revenue from data as an increasing number of its subscribers move to smartphones or purchase dongles or other mobile broadband devices. This has helped offset
Huawei’s smartphone strategy is clear: cheap, Android-powered handsets made to look higher end than the hardware they contain and targeted at the budget conscious and first-time smartphone buyers. The Ascend G510 fits this mould perfectly. The first thing you’ll notice
Competition cases, such as the two Telkom recently agreed to settle with South Africa’s Competition Commission, are outside the purview of the law, exploit public distrust of private-sector companies, enrich competition authorities and extract shareholder funds from companies by encouraging executives
The Competition Tribunal on Wednesday appeared set to agree to the terms of a settlement reached between the Competition Commission and Telkom concerning anticompetitive abuses by the operator between 2005 and 2007. The settlement includes payment
The combined R5,7bn Cell C has received from its majority shareholder, Oger Telecom, and in financing from a Nedbank-led grouping will be used to improve its network and win market share from rivals Vodacom and MTN, says the operator’s CEO, Alan Knott-Craig. But Knott-Craig
Cell C CEO Alan Knott-Craig has blamed the company’s bigger rival, Vodacom, for quality of service issues experienced by consumers. He says Vodacom is not living up to the terms of a national service agreement the two parties signed in 2012. He also pointed a finger of blame