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The way Vodacom manages the handover of calls between its network and that of Cell C’s hasn’t changed for the past 12 years. The company made the comments in reaction to accusations levelled by Cell C CEO Alan Knott-Craig that Vodacom is partly at fault for recent service issues experienced by
From Wednesday until Friday this week, the Dome in Randburg, Johannesburg, will play host to Mediatech Africa, the biennial technology trade show that brings together consumers and companies involved in the live entertainment, audio visual and broadcasting arenas
Days after newly appointed Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko dug into his own pocket to buy up R1m of the telecommunications group’s shares, its chairman has now done likewise. Telkom revealed to shareholders in a statement issued through the JSE that Jabu Mabuza, who was
MultiChoice is moving to cement its position in South Africa’s pay-television industry, on Tuesday announcing that its SuperSport subsidiary plans to launch two new sports channels in high definition on the DStv platform. SuperSport 5HD and SuperSport 6HD will be introduced in 23 July, the company said in a statement
Cell C CEO Alan Knott-Craig has blamed the company’s bigger rival, Vodacom, for quality of service issues experienced by consumers. He says Vodacom is not living up to the terms of a national service agreement the two parties signed in 2012. He also pointed a finger of blame
Newly appointed communications minister Yunus Carrim is moving quickly to familiarise himself with the problems plaguing South Africa’s public broadcaster. The minister’s office said on Tuesday that both he and his deputy, Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams, will meet with the SABC on Wednesday
Cell C’s majority shareholder, Dubai-based Oger Telecom, has earmarked an equity investment of US$350m (R3,5bn) for the mobile operator. In addition to the shareholder injection, key lenders, including Nedbank and Development Bank of South Africa (DBSA), have concluded a long-term financing package of R2,2bn to Cell C, in a transaction arranged
The department of communications has initiated an independent investigation into the Universal Service & Access Agency of South Africa (Usaasa) following fresh allegations of corruption and maladministration at the state-owned entity. A report detailing the
Johannesburg-listed mobile telecommunications group MTN is investing US$75m in a UK-based fund run Amadeus Capital Partners. Amadeus says the new fund will invest in “late-stage venture and growth companies, predominantly in mature markets, developing online and mobile applications and services
The Competition Tribunal is this week set to hear arguments related to the settlement agreement reached between the Competition Commission and Telkom in June.
The agreement with the commission is subject to approval by the tribunal, which will hear the matter on Thursday and Friday this
