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The State IT Agency has finally explained why it pulled the plug on a government tender, worth up to R1,5bn, to roll out broadband to underserviced parts of the country: none of the bidders qualified. The tender was the first phase of a network

MTN has raised R1,1bn through the public offer for its new black economic empowerment scheme, Zakhele Futhi, well short of the target of R2,5bn, but sufficient to allow the transaction to proceed. The telecommunications group

The rand extended gains, strengthening the most among global currencies after the South African government said it would delay a plan to build new nuclear power plants, allaying concern that the cost of the program would strain

South Africa’s jobless rate rose to the highest in over a decade in the third quarter as more people started looking for employment. The jobless rate rose to 27,1% in the quarter through September, from 26,6% in the previous three

National fibre operator FibreCo Telecommunications has poached Broadband Infraco’s Sammy Mafu as its new business development executive. Mafu, who was chief marketing and sales officer at the state-owned

South Africa has delayed plans to build new nuclear power plants over concern about their cost and the waning demand for additional electricity as economic growth stalls. Under a new timeline, the first nuclear power is expected to

The State IT Agency (Sita) has cancelled a tender for the construction of a rural broadband network under the South Africa Connect broadband strategy. Late last week, Sita published a notice in the

National treasury and Telkom have concluded negotiations on the existing contract for fixed-line telecommunications services for national and provincial departments. In a statement on Monday, national treasury said the

The country’s proposed national minimum wage amounts to R20/hour and brings South Africa a step closer to tackling poverty, inequality and unemployment, deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa said to reporters in Johannesburg on Sunday. “It is by no