In this episode, Duncan McLeod interviews Len de Villiers, until recently group chief information officer at Telkom, to talk about the role of IT management in South Africa. In the wide-ranging discussion, De Villiers talks
In a full-page, paid-for open letter in the Sunday Times, addressed to “the political leaders of South Africa”, Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko implored the politicians to have a national conversation about the importance of ICT
On TalkCentral this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg discuss the big Vumatel sale to Remgro’s Community Investment Ventures Holdings. Also in the show, Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko’s open letter to South
Communications regulator Icasa has postponed the implementation of new data expiry rules pending the outcome of an urgent application in the high court by mobile operator Cell C. Though it said it still expects South
MTN South Africa on Thursday joined Cell C in challenging Icasa’s deadline for the implementation of new data expiry rules, arguing the time the communications regulator has given the industry
Vodacom and Telkom have been adding mobile subscriber numbers in South Africa at the expense of MTN, a chart of the performance of the three operators over five years shows. Apart from a minor blip in the second half
In this episode, Duncan McLeod is joined on a call by Jonas Bogoshi, newly appointed CEO of Telkom subsidiary BCX. Earlier on Friday, Telkom Group CEO Sipho Maseko announced that Bogoshi would replace
Telkom has launched a new 150MB FreeMe bundle, offering consumers 150MB of data, 50 SMSes and 150 minutes of on-network calling for R29. Launched as part of the company’s new prepaid campaigned
In November, at the half-year stage, I highlighted that Telkom was facing crises on a few fronts and that only one part of its business – mobile – was firing on all cylinders. With full-year numbers available, certain trends are clearer
Telkom’s group chief information officer, Len de Villiers, has retired. He will step down from the telecommunications operator on Thursday after four years with the group. In an e-mail to staff, group