Author: Duncan McLeod

Long-serving department of telecommunications & postal services deputy director-general Themba Phiri has been fired by his boss, Rosey Sekese, after a disciplinary hearing, which, he says, was conducted in his absence

Mobile operator Cell C, which is vehemently opposed to Vodacom acquiring rival Neotel’s spectrum assets, has welcomed a Competition Commission statement that the proposed transaction could prove to be

Telkom has signalled its intention to fight an urgent application brought by trade unions at the labour court, in which they are seeking an interdict against planned restructuring and retrenchments at the

Cellular operators MTN and Vodacom have finally launched services in the underground stations of the Gautrain public transport network that links Johannesburg, Sandton, Pretoria and OR Tambo

Concerns are again being raised over Telkom’s decision to switch management of its field-services fleet of vehicles from Debis Fleet Management to Bidvest after the latter was not able to procure

Vodacom’s share price shot up by more than 4% on Wednesday morning. The strong performance followed news on Tuesday evening that the Competition Commission has decided to recommend the approval of

More than a year after Vodacom made an all-cash, R7bn offer to buy Neotel, the Competition Commission has recommended that the deal be approved – but has also imposed a number of stringent conditions, including a

Facebook is opening its first sales office in Africa, and it’s chosen Johannesburg as the location. The South African office will serve businesses across the continent, the social network said on Monday

Depressed economy? What depressed economy? MultiChoice, which owns DStv, M-Net and SuperSport, has turned in another strong financial performance for the year ended 31 March 2015

We don’t usually review computer peripherals such as printers and keyboards on TechCentral. But Microsoft’s Sculpt Ergonomic Desktop – expect to pay about R1 200 – is so compelling, I thought we’d break with tradition