More than 200 ex-Telkom staff have been issued with consultation letters at their new employer WNS. In June, Telkom announced a restructuring process in which it planned to offer 4 400 employees voluntary severance or early retirement packages. Telkom further said it planned
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The Communication Workers Union (CWU) wants the chief executive officer of Telkom, Sipho Maseko, fired because of an alleged lack of transformation and job cuts at the company. The union accused Telkom
It is hugely encouraging to see South Africa rising up the World Economic Forum’s latest global competitive rankings as a result of the strides the country has made in getting more people onto the Internet
A decision by Telkom on Monday to issue a “cautionary announcement” to shareholders is most likely related to discussions to buy mobile operator Cell C, analysts said on Monday. “Shareholders are advised that Telkom is in discussions
Supply chain company Barloworld Logistics has denied claims by trade union Solidarity that it plans retrenching ex-Telkom staff. On Wednesday, Solidarity said former Telkom employees who had been transferred to Barloworld Logistics earlier this year as part of a section 197 process are again
The CEO of South Africa’s third largest mobile network, Cell C, said on Wednesday that the company is profitable. Little is known about Cell C’s financial status owing to the company being
Telkom’s Internet service provider, Telkom Internet, is stepping up the battle with rivals, announcing on Wednesday that it will double subscribers’ data allocation between October 2015 and March 2016. The promotion means that Telkom Internet’s data
One of Johannesburg’s largest suburbs will soon get fibre broadband. This is after Telkom announced plans to connect 12 000 homes in Bryanston. The sprawling suburb will be
Telkom has announced it will launch fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband in 25 additional areas by the end of the month. It claims to have the largest “open access” home fibre network in the country, with FTTH coming to additional suburbs in Johannesburg, Pretoria, Durban
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