Browsing: Siyabonga Cwele

The ANC wants to deal with the negative way it is being portrayed in the media and will accelerate a parliamentary inquiry into establishing a Media Appeals Tribunal, the party’s communications subcommittee member Lindiwe Zulu said on Sunday. “The feeling

In a sign that South Africa is finally getting ready to license spectrum for next-generation wireless broadband services, communications regulator Icasa has published an “information memorandum” to provide prospective applicants with details of the process and criteria

The South African economy may be teetering on the brink of a recession, but that isn’t keeping the country’s telecommunications operators from ramping up their capital spending. Telkom, Vodacom, MTN and Cell C, along with a host of smaller players, are all gearing up to make

The South African Post Office and its CEO Christopher Hlekane have agreed to part ways, almost a year after he went on “special extended leave” amid a prolonged strike. Post Office chairman Simo Lushaba said in a statement on Tuesday that the contract

Telecommunications & postal services minister Siyabonga Cwele has vowed to fix his “dysfunctional” department after appointing the Public Service Commission to probe the infighting and other

Telecommunications & postal services minister Siyabonga Cwele has played down fears that South Africa is cosying up to China on cybersecurity and Internet governance. The Asian country’s government

Finally, there’s a move to try to do something about the dysfunction crippling the department of telecommunications & postal services. The mess at the department has become a barrier blocking the development of South Africa’s information and

Telecommunications & postal services minister Siyabonga Cwele has suspended the department’s director-general, Rosey Sekese. The move comes after Sekese was given 72 hours to provide reasons why

The Public Service Commission will conduct an inquiry into the management affairs of the department of telecommunications & postal services. This comes after telecoms minister Siyabonga Cwele approached the PSC for “assistance regarding the

Democratic Alliance MP Marian Shinn has described the move by telecommunications & postal services minister Siyabonga Cwele and the Public Service Commission to launch an independent probe into the problems besetting the troubled telecoms department