Author: Duncan McLeod

MTN has moved quickly to replace the CEO of its South African operation, Mteto Nyati, who is leaving the telecommunications group to take the reins from Robbie Venter as CEO of Altron. Altron announced after markets closed on Tuesday that

Altron has a shortlist of candidates for a new CEO, all of them from the IT sector, the group’s current CEO, Robbie Venter, said on Monday. This comes as Altron disposes of non-core assets to focus on the ICT industry. Speaking on the TechCentral Podcast

Duncan McLeod sat down on 6 March with Altron CEO Robbie Venter and Value Capital Partners (VCP) CEO Sam Sithole to discuss the huge changes the Altron group has been through in recent years. In the interview, listen to Venter talk about

JSE-listed IT distribution group Pinnacle Holdings, which is in the process of changing its name to Alviva Holdings (share code from PNC to AVV), said it will consider acquisitions worth as much as R1,3bn. The acquisition talks follow a strong

It’s TalkCentral time. On this week’s podcast, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg talk about the best of Mobile World Congress 2017. What does it tell us that the most talked about gadget at this year’s show was a feature phone? Also this

MTN Group on Thursday reported a headline loss of 77c/share for the year ended 31 December 2016 as a perfect storm, headlined by a multibillion-rand fine in Nigeria, its biggest market, culminated in what it has

MTN South Africa CEO Mteto Nyati has said the mobile operator is “comfortable” with its distribution partnership with JSE-listed Blue Label Telecoms, despite the latter’s plan to acquire a 45% stake in mobile

CliffCentral.com founder Gareth Cliff set out a robust defence of free speech in a presentation at the Free Market Foundation in Johannesburg on Wednesday evening. It’s a wide-ranging and fascinating talk. Cliff

Blue Label Telecoms has denied its contract with Vodacom to distribute airtime is being cancelled, rubbishing widespread market speculation that the mobile operator has served notice to terminate

JSE-listed Blue Label Telecoms and Cell C have reached an 11th-hour agreement that now appears to pave the way for a major restructuring of the debt-laden mobile operator