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Independent Communications Authority of SA (Icasa) CEO Themba Dlamini will in early February reveal findings of a detailed investigation into radio frequency spectrum allegedly used by Screamer Telecoms, an Internet service provider

Telkom has secured a US$127m (R900m) loan from China with a term of up to seven years. It will use the money, at least in part, to fund its fledgling mobile business, 8ta. China Export and Credit Assurance

Telecommunications company MTN SA is building a new data centre in Centurion, north of Johannesburg, that can operate entirely independently of SA’s electricity grid. The site will be able to function indefinitely without

SA mobile operator MTN is muscling in on what traditionally has been rival Vodacom’s turf of rugby sponsorship. The cellular operator, better known for its support of cricket and soccer, has signed

Vox Telecom, understood to be in discussions about a management buyout and delisting from the JSE, renewed a cautionary notice on Thursday morning saying it’s still in talks that could

SA is getting a second mobile virtual network operator. TechCentral has learnt exclusively that Red Bull, the energy-drinks company, will launch a virtual network operator

Embattled SABC CEO Solly Mokoetle has resigned due to an “irretrievable breakdown” in the relationship between himself and the public broadcaster’s board

The Competition Commission has lost a battle in a case against Telkom in a matter heard by the Competition Tribunal last year. The tribunal ruled on Wednesday that the

The north Gauteng high court has dismissed a case against Telkom, which could have seen the fixed-line operator pay up to R1,7bn to black-led telecommunications infrastructure provider Bihati Solutions

Telkom acting CEO Jeffrey Hedberg’s decision to not renew his contract at the end of March was a “calamity”, trade union Solidarity said on Tuesday. “The decision by Hedberg, an expert in the field of turnaround