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State capture is often cited as the the reason for the department’s ongoing failures, but its problems run far deeper
The M&G takes a look back at the share price crashes, the historic leadership changes and the surprising appointments
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The JSE-listed phone operator has asked that the auction be postponed to 2025, as the group and its competitors are reeling from tough economic conditions
Experts share how women can access the mining, ICT and wildlife sectors
A group of former employees are fighting for their jobs which were outsourced to WNS Global Services SA eight years ago
Experts say a Vodacom-Maziv marriage would make the entity dominant in the market
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The communications minister said the telecommunications company was still strategic to the state’s programme
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The former chief executive is credited with saving the company by making inroads into the mobile market
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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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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Melon Mobile will piggyback on the MTN network for complete coverage, including 5G connectivity
Telkom plans to retrench 15% of its employees across the group as the sector rebalances after the online boom during the pandemic
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With Eskom and most other entities in states of disrepair, the relevance of the department of public enterprises is questioned
The telecommunications group said the parties had decided a suitable transaction was not possible at this time
The Telkom-Rain deal is still on the table but analysts are divided on whether it will be successful
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Deal flounders over exclusivity issues related to separate proposal by Rain
Considering the high cost of data in the country, the South African government should build up this vital public entity rather than sell it to the highest bidder, whose interest is profit not service
The notion of governments owning and fiddling in telecoms is outdated and unnecessary, according to communications experts
Discussions are at an early stage and there is no certainty that the transaction will be consummated, both companies say
The document, drafted ahead of the governing party’s policy conference later this year, poses the need for broader public-private collaboration
President Cyril Ramaphosa has underlined the importance of expanding digital access to help to grow the economy
The telecoms company says the court’s findings may affect the recent spectrum auction and its outcome
Sale of mobile telecommunication spectrum is ‘a significant milestone in our reform agenda’ — Ramaphosa
MTN SA has made two new executive appointments, in its technology and fibre divisions, as part of its efforts for it to grow its fibre business
The whistleblower fears that Zondo’s recommendation that the firm’s contracts with public entities be scrutinised will be stonewalled – and implicates Telkom.
Last week, South Africa’s biggest cell phone operator announced two major acquisitions amid speculation its rivals may be teaming up
The ANC president said the basic income grant should be cost effective and subject to long-term affordability
Serame Taukobong says, if done right, the auction of new broadband spectrum will help level the playing field
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The partly state-owned firm has battled the odds to become the third-biggest mobile operator in SA
The telecommunication group’s current chief executive, Sipho Maseko, will step down at the end of June 2022