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More than 200 ex-Telkom staff have been issued with consultation letters at their new employer WNS. In June, Telkom announced a restructuring process in which it planned to offer 4 400 employees voluntary severance or early retirement packages. Telkom further said it planned
The Helen Suzman Foundation has asked public protector Thuli Madonsela to probe Eskom, Chancellor House and the ANC following the damning Hitachi revelations. The request follows recent claims by the US Securities Exchange Commission about the
Privately held telecommunications provider Vox Telecom has taken a knife to uncapped ADSL prices, debuting a new 1Mbit/s offering for R99/month that includes both data and ADSL rental charges. Aimed at cost-conscious home users, the new packages range from R89/month for an uncapped
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) wants the chief executive officer of Telkom, Sipho Maseko, fired because of an alleged lack of transformation and job cuts at the company. The union accused Telkom
Retailers have either changed or died and all because of empowered consumers, said Chris Sanderson, co-founder of the UK-based Future Laboratory. He was one of the guest speakers on the first day of the 19th congress of the South African Council of Shopping Centres taking place in Durban this week
South African consumer confidence is on par with the lowest reading recorded during the 2008/2009 recession, according to the FNB/BER Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) on Thursday. Having plunged from -4 index points in the first quarter of 2015 to a 14-and-a-half-year
South Africa has climbed seven places in the latest World Economic Forum (WEF) competitiveness ratings, and it’s thanks to the country’s information and communications technology (ICT) sector. The country is placed 49th in the Global Competitiveness Report 2015-2016, up seven places and
Government, with the help of banks, plans to replace 38m green ID books with smart ID cards within five years. This is according to home affairs minister Malusi Gigaba, who on Wednesday announced new pilot phases for South Africa’s proposed smart ID card project
JSE-listed technology group Datatec’s share price plunged more than 8% in morning trading on Wednesday after it warned shareholders of a sharp decline in earnings. The group, which operates
Startling revelations following investigations by the US Securities and Exchange Commission have lifted the veil of secrecy in the relationship between ANC funding front Chancellor House and Hitachi Power Africa. The case has also raised questions about possible manipulation of major contracts
