The contribution to Remgro’s headline earnings from CIVH – the parent company of Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa – amounted to a loss of R197-million in the six months ended 31 December 2019.
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South Africa’s fifth mobile operator, Rain, is upping the ante with its bigger rivals, offering uncapped 4G/LTE Internet access for R479/month.
Telkom said on Monday that it is zero-rating dozens of educational websites as well as sites that provide information that can help South Africans contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Telkom warned shareholders on Friday that R1.5-billion in restructuring costs will hit its earnings in the financial year to end-March as it moves to get rid of as many as 3 000 employees in the first phase of a restructuring process.
Rob Shuter’s announcement that he will not seek to extend his contract as MTN Group CEO a year before it ends will allow the board enough time to pick a suitable candidate.
Leading MTN Group has come at an “enormous sacrifice”, outgoing CEO Rob Shuter said on Wednesday at a media conference following the presentation of the telecommunications operator’s 2019 financial results.
MTN Group CEO Rob Shuter will step down from his role at the end of his fixed four-year contract in March 2021, he announced in a conference call on Wednesday morning.
Boris Johnson has survived the first Conservative rebellion of the new UK parliament over the involvement of Chinese telecommunications firm Huawei in Britain’s 5G networks.
All eyes are on MTN South Africa and Telkom, which have failed to reach an agreement with the Competition Commission to lower data prices within the specified deadline.
Vodacom has agreed to cut headline data prices and will expand its zero-rating of certain websites in an agreement with the Competition Commission.