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ccording to Cell C CEO Jose Dos Santos, a stock exchange listing for the company is on his “radar”. Cell C, which is South Africa’s third largest network with 22m subscribers, has not been listed since its launch in 2001. This means the operator is not obliged to publish
Supply chain company Barloworld Logistics has denied claims by trade union Solidarity that it plans retrenching ex-Telkom staff. On Wednesday, Solidarity said former Telkom employees who had been transferred to Barloworld Logistics earlier this year as part of a section 197 process are again
The ANC on Thursday issued a warning to the SABC to ensure that it paid all its executives according to the budget stipulated by the national treasury. “The SABC board should not operate outside the framework of commitments provided by the national treasury. It is our view that economic trends
It was no sin for a black man to earn a decent salary, the SABC’s chief operating officer, Hlaudi Motsoeneng, said on Wednesday. Motsoeneng said the SABC was willing to pay any employee who added value to the company. He was speaking to reporters about his bump in salary to R3,7m
Chinese President Xi Jinping has defended China’s right to impose its own regulations on the Internet at a meeting with top US technology business leaders at Microsoft’s headquarters near Seattle, according to news reports. Apparently responding to US and Silicon Valley criticism
There was nothing untoward about SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng receiving an increase of almost R1m, the public broadcaster’s CEO, Frans Matlala, said on Wednesday. Addressing the media at the SABC in Johannesburg, Matlala said it should be noted
Vodacom, MTN and Cell C will pay Altron a combined amount of about R1,5bn to take over the subscriber base of Altech Autopage Cellular. Interestingly, Altron is receiving less than Reunert did when it concluded a similar deal with the operators to sell the subscribers
Cell C has become the latest telecommunications operator to get into the fast-expanding fibre-to-the-home market, with plans to launch commercial services in the first quarter of 2016
SABC chief operating officer Hlaudi Motsoeneng received a massive increase in salary in the broadcaster’s most recent financial year, it has been revealed in parliament. The SABC’s annual report
The CEO of South Africa’s third largest mobile network, Cell C, said on Wednesday that the company is profitable. Little is known about Cell C’s financial status owing to the company being
