Telkom to show off 4.5G broadband

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Telkom plans to showcase 4.5G wireless broadband at its annual Southern Africa Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference, taking place at Fancourt in George next week. Telkom said it is showing off

CWU withdraws court bid against MTN

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The Communication Workers Union has withdrawn its court bid against MTN’s outsourcing plan as the two parties have agreed to consult on the matter. The CWU had applied for an urgent interdict at the Johannesburg labour

Molefe denies being captured by the Guptas

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Eskom CEO Brian Molefe said the only thing he has been captured by is South Africa’s constitution. He was responding to parliamentarians on Wednesday, who were questioning Eskom’s relationship with Gupta-owned coal mining company Tegeta

Load shedding is history, Eskom declares

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The third unit at Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme was brought into commercial operation on Tuesday, Eskom CEO Brian Molefe announced on Wednesday. Each unit adds 333MW of peak power to the grid, which is key in the

Rand on edge

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While ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe’s address regarding finance minister Pravin Gordhan’s battle with the Hawks pushed the rand down by 10c on Tuesday, it was the US rate hike threat that caused further concern over

Google edges in on Uber’s turf

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David Drummond, the chief legal officer at Google parent company Alphabet, has stepped down from Uber Technologies’ board of directors as the two companies move further into each other’s territories. Drummond joined the board in 2013 when

CWU declares ‘war’ on MTN

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The Communication Workers Union has called on MTN chief human resources officer, Nhlanhla Qwabe, to step down in its latest war of words with the network. The union is set to meet MTN in court on Tuesday after

Inside Tencent’s insane new HQ

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Just across the border from Hong Kong in southern China, two gleaming towers of glass and steel are rising in a city long known for its manufacturing prowess. This is the new headquarters for Tencent Holdings, a US$599m

Spectrum standoff must end

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Government’s secret plans for a national wholesale wireless network, which will have exclusive access to high-demand spectrum, must be withdrawn from the white paper on information and communications technology being prepared for