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Fibre operator Maziv has hired Phila Dube, the outgoing chief commercial officer at Openserve, into a similar role.

Octotel has displaced MetroFibre as South Africa’s highest-rated large fibre network operator among ISPs.

The Competition Tribunal has thrown South Africa’s telecommunications industry into turmoil.

Maziv has appointed two regulatory professionals from MTN and Telkom in senior roles.

Remgro-controlled CIVH, which ultimately owns Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa, through Maziv, has swung to a loss.

Competition Tribunal hearings into the proposed merger between Vodacom and Maziv kicked off in Pretoria on Monday.

This Monday sees the start of competition hearings into Vodacom’s planned acquisition of a 30-40% stake in Maziv.

CIVH, the parent of Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa, has reported a 97% plunge in headline earnings.

Among other transactions, Remgro is fighting to get approval for a multibillion-rand fibre deal with Vodacom.

Maziv-owned backbone broadband operator Dark Fibre Africa is moving to resolve network stability issues.