The high-capacity Africa Coast to Europe (Ace) undersea cable will be extended to South Africa, with construction set to begin in the first quarter of 2016. This is the word from MTN Group CEO Sifiso
Neotel director and shareholder Kennedy Memani will provide “interim executive oversight as the director in charge” following the decision last week to place CEO Sunil Joshi and chief financial officer Steven Whiley on “special leave” pending an investigation into
Strike action and a decline in handset sales contributed to a 1,4% decline in reported revenue to R18,9bn at MTN…
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
An e-toll collection system testing phase has commenced on the N3 Toll Route between Durban and Gauteng. N3 Toll Concession marketing manager Andy Visser said that the testing phase will continue
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
Following on from the recent promotion of its 100GB “Fat Pipe” package, where it offered bandwidth at half price, Vox Telecom is now cutting the price of its 300GB product to the price of its 150GB plan. The company said on Tuesday that it is reducing
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