Former Seacom chief commercial officer Willem Marais has joined fast-growing pan-Africa telecommunications company Liquid Telecom as group managing executive and CEO of its South African operation. Marais will be responsible

The South African Post Office plans to shed more than 5 000 jobs. This is according to their turnaround strategic plan which was presented to the portfolio committee on telecommunications & postal services on

While wind and solar power have made great strides in recent years, with renewables now accounting for 22% of electric energy generated, the issue that has held them back has been their transience. The sun doesn’t shine at night and the wind

Positioning Post Office outlets in expensive shopping malls has been a big mistake, says the administrator tasked with turning around the struggling state-owned entity. Post Office administrator Simo Lushaba told MPs on parliament’s

Eskom has said its revenue has increased since the arrest of members of a Limpopo prepaid electricity syndicate, who were allegedly enriching themselves with old vending machines. The company said it has been losing at

MultiChoice’s flashy new head office building in Randburg, on the corner of Republic Road and Bram Fischer Drive, is a shining temple to the DStv operator’s success. But residents affected by its construction are up in arms, accusing the Naspers-owned

It is a period of international tensions. Guglielmo Marconi, working from an increasingly cash-rich company, had won his first victory against his competitive nemesis, the Slaby-Arco radio equipment company. During this pissing match

At least one South African is so enamoured of Apple’s latest gadget that he (or she) bought two smartwatches that went on sale online. On Monday, two Apple Watches were bought after coming up

The Gauteng government’s finance department head Stuart Lumka has been fired for wasting R50m on an IT contract, it was announced on Tuesday. “The province has also requested the state attorney to advise regarding whether to institute

Len de Villiers, Telkom’s chief information officer, says he enjoys a challenge. He says, too, that he’s a sucker for punishment. He’s certainly taking on a big challenge – and a punishing one – in