Strike action and a decline in handset sales contributed to a 1,4% decline in reported revenue to R18,9bn at MTN…
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The Competition Tribunal has approved Telkom’s R2,7bn acquisition of IT services group Business Connexion, paving the way for the deal to be consummated, albeit with conditions attached. It’s a case of second time lucky for Telkom, whose previous attempt
Pakamile Pongwana, the CEO of communications regulator Icasa, has lamented the “indecision” by both it and the government on “critical issues”, especially when it comes to the management and
The days of being able to qualify with an entry-level certification from an industry player and being able to walk into a job are fast drawing to a close. Instead, companies are looking for people who
Having been in the telecommunications industry for 15 years now, it never ceases to amaze me how businesses typically contract with the cellular providers based on the size of the discount on offer
Africa is shockingly short of electricity. Nearly 600m people are without electricity altogether, while electricity consumption in Spain exceeds that of all of Sub-Saharan Africa, except South Africa. Despite modest economic growth, countries in
The Public Service Commission will conduct an inquiry into the management affairs of the department of telecommunications & postal services. This comes after telecoms minister Siyabonga Cwele approached the PSC for “assistance regarding the
After almost a full day of service disruption, Standard Bank late on Monday said it had finally resolved all technical issues that resulted in downtime on its website, in its smartphone and tablet applications, in branches and in its call centres. The bank has blamed
Democratic Alliance MP Marian Shinn has described the move by telecommunications & postal services minister Siyabonga Cwele and the Public Service Commission to launch an independent probe into the problems besetting the troubled telecoms department
A technology-powered South African home cleaning start-up, SweepSouth, has become the first local company to be selected by 500 Startups, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital fund and start-up accelerator. It’s the first time a South African company