Former director-general of the department of communications Mamodupi Mohlala says she is eager to get started in her new position as head of the new National Consumer Commission. Trade & industry minister Rob Davies announced Mohlala
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Enormous demand for shares in MTN’s Zakhele black economic empowerment deal has resulted in the offer being oversubscribed. The offer, which closed on 14 October, involves the sale of about R1,6bn worth of shares
The long-awaited regulations that will determine wholesale call termination rates in SA are ready and will be published next Friday. That’s the word from Icasa spokesman Jubie Matlou, who says he is not in a position to provide details of any planned
Aki Anastasiou has had a love of radio since he was just 10 years old. It’s a passion, he says, that is matched only by his love of the latest gizmos and gadgets. Talk Radio 702’s resident traffic reporter and technology geek has been helping
Neotel is looking for a “sustainable” way to bring fibre access to SA users’ homes. The company’s chief technology officer, Angus Hay, says that at the moment, building fibre into homes is an expensive exercise
State-owned Internet infrastructure provider Broadband Infraco will launch in the third week of November, offering wholesale access to its network. Infraco CEO Dave Smith says the company’s
Telkom has revealed the first phase of its strategy to take on the incumbents in the mobile sector. With 8ta, Telkom has slashed the cost of mobile-to-landline calls and cut out-of-bundle data rates in half. Now what?
Mamodupi Mohlala, the former director-general of communications, has been chosen by trade & industry minister Rob Davies to head the new National Consumer Commission. The ministry said Davies on Tuesday consulted parliament’s portfolio committee
Recruitment and placements company Kelly Group has hit back at a weekend newspaper report that suggested it cooked its black economic empowerment (BEE) credentials. This week’s Sunday Independent quotes a report
Mobile operators may be forced to stop subsidising handsets next year when the Consumer Protection Act (CPA) takes effect in March. The department of trade & industry has been working on the legislation for years and it’s expected to change fundamentally the way business is done in SA.