There is an urgent need to build more nuclear power plants in South Africa, Eskom CEO Brian Molefe said on Wednesday. “We do not think it is possible to have an energy mix without nuclear
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The US$5,2bn fine levied against MTN in Nigeria for allegedly failing to disconnect 5,1m Sim cards in time for a regulatory deadline may result in a parliamentary probe in South Africa into whether
There likely will be no load shedding until at least May 2016, Eskom CEO Brian Molefe said on Wednesday. While maintenance on Eskom’s ageing fleet has been increased, the power utility
The precarious state of Eskom’s finances threatens to hinder the growth of the renewable energy sector in South Africa, just when it is needed most, Steve Sawyer, secretary general of the Global Wind Energy Council said at the opening of the Windaba in Cape Town on Wednesday
Alan Knott-Craig will step down as CEO of the not-for-profit Wi-Fi company at the end of the year in order to focus his energies on his new business, HeroTel. Current Isizwe chief operating officer Zahir Khan will take the reins from Knott-Craig on 1 January
MTN said on Tuesday after markets closed that it will proceed with the listing of MTN Zakhele, the telecommunications group’s broad-based black economic empowerment scheme, as planned this
Africa’s biggest mobile network operator, MTN, has defended its relationship with regulators, in response to an analyst’s criticism of the company. World Wide Worx MD Arthur Goldstuck said that MTN “lacks respect for regulators” after the Nigerian
The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) has said MTN’s US$5,2bn fine shows the importance of complying with regulation. On Monday last week, MTN announced it has been fined $5,2bn by the Nigerian Communications
Telkom shareholders have taken a dim view of the telecommunications operator’s earnings update for the six months ended 30 September 2015, pushing its share price sharply lower on the JSE on Tuesday. The company earlier warned shareholders that it
Korean electronics giant Samsung is leaving its smartphone rivals in South Africa in its dust, according to market research. Samsung grew its local smartphone market share to 56,6%, well ahead of Vodacom’s smartphone brands at 7,6% and Huawei (6,9%), according to