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
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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
Privately held telecommunications company iBurst is investing more than R100m in a fibre-optic communications network in Gauteng to help it better address the corporate market and grow its retail consumer subscriber base. The company is leasing capacity on Dark Fibre Africa’s network
Newly appointed Democratic Alliance shadow communications minister Natasha Michael has slammed communications minister Siphiwe Nyanda, criticising his leadership style and saying he ought to be “removed from his cabinet position” if the cabinet is reshuffled.