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Neotel deal lights fuse under SA telecoms

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Perhaps the biggest surprise to come out of this week’s conditional approval by the Competition Commission of Vodacom’s R7bn acquisition of Neotel is not that the commission has attached stringent conditions to the

Farroukh ready to quit MTN: report

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MTN South Africa CEO Ahmad Farroukh announced his intention to resign last month over his inability to end protracted strike action at the company, but this was not “officially accepted”. This is according to a

MTN strike may soon be over

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There is an agreement on the table between MTN and striking workers, the Communication Workers Union said on Wednesday. “There is a settlement agreement in principle with MTN,” general secretary

Vodacom leaps higher on Neotel approval

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Vodacom’s share price shot up by more than 4% on Wednesday morning. The strong performance followed news on Tuesday evening that the Competition Commission has decided to recommend the approval of

MTN strike still dragging on

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Strike action against South Africa’s second-biggest mobile network, MTN, has not ended yet, the company confirmed on Tuesday. Reports in weekend newspapers indicated that MTN and the

Telkom’s core business comes under threat

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At Telkom’s recent annual results presentation, CEO Sipho Maseko revealed an astonishing fact. He said there are now at least 25 companies building fibre-to-the-home broadband infrastructure in South Africa

Cell C lashes rivals over contract buyouts

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Cell C has accused rival operators of “deliberate attempts” to prevent their clients from cancelling their contracts early by charging them “excessive and unreasonable” cancellation penalties. However, Cell C

Telkom takes knife to prepaid mobile data

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Telkom has moved to simplify its prepaid mobile tariffs by consolidating its on-network and all-network bundles into a single set of prepaid options that provide national coverage on both its own infrastructure as well as roaming partner MTN’s network

MTN seeks to end strike

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South Africa’s second biggest mobile network MTN says the Communication Workers Union (CWU) has “painted itself in a corner” regarding a protracted strike. On Monday, a strike against