Corporate news that made headlines in 2023
/ 20 December 2023

Corporate news that made headlines in 2023

The M&G takes a look back at the share price crashes, the historic leadership changes and the surprising appointments

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Gungubele: Government won’t sell its stake in Telkom
/ 14 June 2023

Gungubele: Government won’t sell its stake in Telkom

The communications minister said the telecommunications company was still strategic to the state’s programme

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Getting in on former Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko’s game plan
/ 9 June 2023

Getting in on former Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko’s game plan

Analysts suggest the former chief executive is interested in taking over Telkom in order to facilitate a deal with MTN, consolidating the local telecommunications space

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Is Telkom on the brink of extinction?
/ 25 May 2023

Is Telkom on the brink of extinction?

The share price of South Africa’s third-largest mobile operator has gone down by more than 85% since reaching its all-time high in 2007

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Telkom’s new CEO calls for end to spectrum auction delays
/ 5 September 2021

Telkom’s new CEO calls for end to spectrum auction delays

Serame Taukobong says, if done right, the auction of new broadband spectrum will help level the playing field

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/ 14 April 2008

Zim court releases SA technicians

Two South African technicians arrested two weeks ago under Zimbabwe’s laws relating to the media and defeating the course of justice were acquitted and freed on Monday, a colleague said. ”We heard a few minutes ago — they were acquitted on all charges,” said Abdulhak Gardee, financial director of their employer, GlobeCast Africa.

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/ 6 April 2008

SA technician being held in Zim admitted to hospital

South African satellite technician Sipho Maseko, who is being held in a Zimbabwean prison, has been admitted to St Anne’s Hospital in Harare after his blood-sugar levels reached danger levels, his employer, Globecast, said on Sunday. Globecast spokesperson Melanie Gibb said Maseko, a diabetic, was looked at by a doctor from the South African embassy.