The scene is set for a bruising showdown between Telkom and its regulator, the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa), over local-loop unbundling. This is after the authority this week said it would disregard the fixed-line operator’s arguments about how much money it’s losing for each
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Information and communications technology companies on Friday expressed sadness at the death of former South African president Nelson Mandela, who passed away on Thursday night at his home in Houghton, Johannesburg, after a long illness. In a statement, Telkom board
Telkom has appointed Ian Russell as chief procurement officer with effect from 1 February 2014, the telecommunications group said in a statement on Thursday. “This appointment takes us a step closer to completing the renewal of the top leadership team,” said group CEO Sipho
Government, well intentioned as might be, could be on the verge of committing a serious blunder in its attempts to sort out South Africa’s poor broadband penetration rates — one that could stunt and distort the telecommunications industry for years to come. Communications
Telkom’s plan to “de-risk” its loss-making mobile business could lead to a transaction with rival MTN. The two operators are in sensitive discussions about a possible deal, two separate and well-placed sources have told TechCentral. It’s not clear what form a deal
Telkom is in talks with a number of parties with regard to finding a solution to its loss-making Telkom Mobile business, group CEO Sipho Maseko said in Pretoria on Monday. Maseko, speaking to media and analysts at Telkom’s 2014 interim results presentation, said
Telkom group CEO Sipho Maseko said on Monday that the partially state-owned telecommunications operator is keen to be intimately involved in the deployment of a national broadband network into areas of the country that are not currently well served. But Maseko warned that government
It has emerged that suspended Telkom chief financial officer Jacques Schindehütte was granted an interest-free R6m loan by the telecommunications operator to allow him to buy shares in the company. But Telkom is now concerned the loan may have been in breach of the Companies Act
Telkom’s underlying operational earnings remained under pressure despite an increase, the telecommunications giant reported on Monday. “The group’s financial performance indicates a challenging industry environment,” CEO Sipho Maseko said in a statement. The increase in earnings
Telkom has poached Enzo Scarcella from Vodacom to head up marketing. Scarcella, who was responsible to rebranding Vodacom from its traditional blue and green to the red of parent Vodafone, will assume the role of Telkom chief marketing officer at the end of January 2014