Attila Vitai, the newly appointed MD of Telkom’s mobile division, has arguably one of the toughest jobs in South Africa’s telecommunications industry. It’s his task to turn the country’s fourth mobile entrant into a viable and, eventually, a profitable enterprise in what has become a highly competitive
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Telkom’s residential and business customers can now log service faults and track their progress to resolution using a new application designed for Apple’s iPad and for Android devices. The app, which is available in Apple’s App Store and in Google’s Play store, allows users to find the exact location
Impressive. That’s the adjective that seems most appropriate in describing Telkom’s new chairman. Jabu Mabuza, a taxi driver turned business mogul, has very quickly identified the challenges facing Telkom and recognised the need to mend the breakdown
Cable theft costs South Africa about R5bn/year, and the “war on cable theft” is being intensified, police minister Nathi Mthethwa said on Tuesday.In written reply to a parliamentary question, he said training for designated “second-hand goods” police officers
It is not up to government to devise a strategy for Telkom or for it to impose its will on the company. Rather, it’s up to management, through the board of directors, to develop a strategy and sell that to all shareholders, including government. That’s the view of newly
Telkom’s operating expenses of R15,6bn in the first half of its 2013 financial year were almost level with its revenue of R16,1bn, meaning the company could soon be lossmaking. This is the warning from chief financial officer Jacques
Roy Kruger, technical adviser to communications minister Dina Pule, says Telkom is set to stage a turnaround despite being overstaffed “like all government entities”. He says the Pule has submitted several proposals, including a recommendation, on the company’s future to cabinet. He
Migration from fixed-line services to mobile alternatives continues to hurt Telkom, with the number of fixed lines in service plummeting to less than 3,9m at the end of September from 4,1m a year ago. The operator’s interim results for the six
Parliament’s portfolio committee on communications will probe telecommunications costs in South Africa, starting at a two-day public hearing at the end of this month. The two-day session, which will take place on 29 and 30 November, will form the initial phase of
Telkom has appointed Jabulane Mabuza as its chairman with immediate effect. Mabuza was appointed to the board as a nonexecutive director earlier this week. Mabuza fills the role of chairman left vacant by the resignation at Telkom’s annual general meeting