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A former senior Telkom executive, Setumo Mohapi, will be appointed as the new CEO of broadcasting signal distributor Sentech later this month. TechCentral has learnt from a reliable political source that

Dimension Data will suspend trade of its shares on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange on Tuesday. The suspension comes the group prepares to be bought of Japan’s Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) Corp for R24,4bn in cash.

Former director-general of the department of communications Mamodupi Mohlala says she is eager to get started in her new position as head of the new National Consumer Commission. Trade & industry minister Rob Davies announced Mohlala

Enormous demand for shares in MTN’s Zakhele black economic empowerment deal has resulted in the offer being oversubscribed. The offer, which closed on 14 October, involves the sale of about R1,6bn worth of shares

The long-awaited regulations that will determine wholesale call termination rates in SA are ready and will be published next Friday. That’s the word from Icasa spokesman Jubie Matlou, who says he is not in a position to provide details of any planned

Neotel is looking for a “sustainable” way to bring fibre access to SA users’ homes. The company’s chief technology officer, Angus Hay, says that at the moment, building fibre into homes is an expensive exercise

State-owned Internet infrastructure provider Broadband Infraco will launch in the third week of November, offering wholesale access to its network. Infraco CEO Dave Smith says the company’s

Mamodupi Mohlala, the former director-general of communications, has been chosen by trade & industry minister Rob Davies to head the new National Consumer Commission. The ministry said Davies on Tuesday consulted parliament’s portfolio committee

Recruitment and placements company Kelly Group has hit back at a weekend newspaper report that suggested it cooked its black economic empowerment (BEE) credentials. This week’s Sunday Independent quotes a report

Vodacom expects to boost headline earnings per share by between 30% and 40% in its financial results in the six months to 30 September 2010. Impairment charges related to its acquisition of Gateway, which hit basic earnings a year ago, were not repeated during the half year