Author: Duncan McLeod

Ookla has released its fourth quarter report on South African mobile operators and Internet service providers.

SA Taxi, a subsidiary of JSE-listed Transaction Capital and a major player in South Africa’s minibus taxi industry, has said it plans to trial electric taxis in the country.

Dark Fibre Africa has informed staff that it will embark on a significant restructuring and cost-cutting process that will include retrenchments.

JSE-listed electronics group Jasco has announced it is moving ahead with a rights offer as it seeks to raise capital to “stabilise” its balance sheet.

MTN South Africa has announced that Michele Gamberini will replace Giovanni Chiarelli as its chief technology and information officer.

MTN South Africa-owned Supersonic has appointed telecommunications industry veteran Megan Nicholas as MD, replacing Calvin Collett.

In a surprise development, Altron has announced that its CEO, Mteto Nyati, will step down at the end of June.

Icasa has appealed to Telkom to abandon its legal action aimed at stopping the upcoming spectrum auction, appealing to its “patriotic conscience”.

Communications minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni will oppose Telkom’s application to interdict Icasa over the upcoming spectrum auction.

MTN South Africa is having none of Telkom’s latest move that again threatens to derail South Africa’s much-anticipated spectrum auction.