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Vodacom’s proposed acquisition of a 30% stake in Maziv could value the target company at up to R36-billion.

Vodacom’s acquisition of a co-controlling stake of up to 40% in Vumatel parent Maziv is suddenly back on the table.

The Competition Tribunal has found that Vodacom’s Maziv deal would have caused harm to competition and market innovation.

The Competition Tribunal has finally outlined – in detail – why it decided to block Vodacom’s acquisition of a co-controlling stake in Vumatel parent Maziv.

CIVH investor New GX Capital has announced it’s launching a R2.4-billion clean-tech investment fund with RMB Ventures. CEO Khudu Pitje is our guest on the TechCentral Show.

Khudusela Pitje, a big investor in Vumatel and DFA, says regulators have hurt investor confidence in the telecoms sector.

CIVH, the Remgro-controlled parent of fibre network operator Maziv, has swung into a big interim loss.

Remgro has placed an equity valuation of R32.4-billion on Maziv, the fibre operator that owns Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa.

The competition appeal court has set aside three days to hear arguments in the ongoing Vodacom-Maziv merger saga.

Production is ramping up at the YOA fibre-optic cable factory at Durban’s Dube TradePort, with plans for further expansion.