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Telecommunications group MTN will review its senior management team in Nigeria after a regulator there imposed a record-setting US$5,2bn (R71bn) fine on the subsidiary company for allegedly failing to deactivate as many as 5,1m Sim cards before a deadline to do so
The South African Post Office has won an urgent court interdict to halt planned strike action on Thursday. On Wednesday, the Communication Workers Union at a media
The government’s policy on free higher education is only for the poor, higher education minister Blade Nzimande told parliament on Wednesday. “Those who are calling for everyone
Identity theft in South Africa is on the rise as cyber crooks eye stealing from company executives, a survey has found. According to a 2015 Metrofile Information and Records Management Index of 200 executive managers of local companies, 7% of respondents
The Sunday Times Top 100 Companies list, announced on Tuesday evening, has ranked the top performing companies on the JSE over the past five years. Technology group EOH has
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) appears to be playing hardball with MTN Nigeria over a US$5,2bn (R71bn) fine it has imposed on the company. According to a report published by Nigerian newspaper Leadership, the NCC has suspended all regulatory
The JSE is engaged in what its GM for issuer regulation, Andre Visser, is terming “focused conversation” with the sponsor of MTN, Deutsche Securities. It is doing so in the interests of the telecommunications operator’s shareholders, Visser said. The remarks
Telkom’s open-access wholesale infrastructure company, Openserve, has announced plans to deploy fibre-optic broadband infrastructure to 10 000 homes in Pretoria East. Surburbs such as Faerie Glen and Garsfontein will have access to fibre
MultiChoice has announced it will begin offering Catch Up, which offers cached content and online video-on-demand services, to DStv Compact and Extra subscribers from Sunday, 1 November. Previously, it was available only on DStv premium, the most expensive of the
The South African Post Office plans to pay its employees the remaining 30% of their salaries on Wednesday, 28 October. The Post Office revealed last week that its negative financial position meant that it could only pay salaries in two batches: 50% by 25 October and
