I have been learning a lot about death lately. Not in some tragic fashion, but as a hobby. Well, not really a hobby — that is something you take an active interest in. More like a book, only without any
MTN’s share price slumped by more than 8% on Tuesday morning over fresh concerns among investors about whether the group, which is listed on the JSE, will have to pay the full amount of a
A day after reassuring the country that Eskom plans to avoid load shedding in the foreseeable future; it celebrated its 100th day without cutting power supply on Tuesday. The backlog in the maintenance programme of its ageing power plants is making steady progress, improving
Telkom will have an agreement in place with a preferred video-on-demand (VOD) provider by early in the new year, according to group CEO Sipho Maseko. “We are making good progress,” he said
Blue Label Telecoms chief operating officer Mark Pamensky has resigned “to pursue personal business interests”, the JSE-listed group said on Monday. Although he has informed the board of
Nigerian regulators’ decision to extend a 16 November deadline to fine MTN R75bn suggests discussions are making headway, says an analyst. The Nigerian Communications Commission issued
Eskom CEO Brian Molefe says although this year’s summer is expected to be hotter than last year’s, the power utility plans to meet demand for electricity 100%. He said on Monday the
An energy sector leader recently observed that the electricity crisis in South Africa is maturing (perhaps like cheese) from generation capacity problems to issues of electricity prices, tariffs
Excluding the impact of retrenchments, Telkom has reported a 13,9% improvement in headline earnings per share, handily outstripping muted net revenue growth of 1,2% in the six months ended 30 September 2015. Earnings before interest, tax
MTN will not have to pay a US$5,2bn fine to Nigerian authorities today, 16 November, which was previously the deadline set down by the Nigerian Communications Commission for payment of the record-setting penalty after the telecommunications operator