Telkom has secured an urgent court interdict against the Communication Workers Union (CWU) amid allegations of violence and intimidation at a strike against the company. A strike against Telkom turned ugly on Monday
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Telkom said that a union-led strike outside its Centurion offices in Gauteng turned ugly on Monday with employees being “aggressively intimidated” and “threatened with violence”. Jacqui O’Sullivan, Telkom communication
The number of pay-television subscribers in Africa will reach 30m by 2021, almost double 2015’s 16m, according to new research. Data published by Dataxis suggests digital satellite pay-TV subscribers will
Telecommunications company Seacom, which operates an undersea cable system along Africa’s east coast, has signed a deal with Microsoft to allow its customers to connect directly via dedicated Ethernet links to
A South African student organisation said it may shut down campuses across the country in protest against planned fee increases for 2017. Two institutions – Mangosuthu University of Technology
South Africa’s first video-on-demand channel catering specifically the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community has been launched. PrideTV costs R79/month, or R790/year. Subscribers
Speaking after the JSE released interim results on Friday afternoon, CEO Nicky Newton-King said that the exchange is not opposed to new market entrants. This follows claims by potential new rival ZAR
Communications regulator Icasa has reached an agreement with striking employees, in the process ending a six-week-long strike. The strike, which affected a number of services offered by Icasa – including the
Higher education minister Blade Nzimande on Sunday said he was concerned about students threatening to shut down universities countrywide amid 2017 university fee talks. Nzimande in a statement called for calm
The price of fuel could soon be significantly cheaper, owing to the strengthening of the rand, the Automobile Association said on Monday. “Petrol is slated for a reduction of up to 69c/l, diesel 94c, and