Chris Spillane

Chris Spillane works from Barcelona, Spain. ✈ ✈ ✈ ✈ recovering journalist, former @business & @politicoeurope scribbler, views ≠ mine , are we having fun yet? [X] Chris Spillane has over 1885 followers on Twitter.

BLAST FROMT THE PAST: General Electric to double Africa Revenue to $10bn

Africa Chris Spillane - 4 Jun 2015

General Electric says it is seeking to target power, health and locomotive opportunities in the hopes of boosting economies in Africa.

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PPC and investors find common ground on board appointments

Article Chris Spillane - 3 Dec 2014

The cement giant will allow investors to nominate directors to its board - and in doing so, has averted a showdown.

Naspers soars on satellite, rockets on Chinese growth

Article Chris Spillane - 27 Nov 2014

Africa's largest company saw first-half earnings increase by 39%, owing partly to interests in emerging markets such as China and Russia.

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Vodacom sales rise on African data boom

Article Chris Spillane - 24 Jul 2014

The telecom giant's sales rose to R18.3-billion in the second quarter with data revenue from other African countries accelerating growth.

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Telkom to cut staff in half to lower costs – union

Article Chris Spillane - 8 Jul 2014

The union plans to take Telkom to court to prevent the firing of 9 500 of it's workers but the company says no such number has been specified as yet.

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Naspers profit growth slows on internet investment

Article Chris Spillane - 23 Jun 2014

Investment in e-commerce has negatively affected the media giant's balance sheet but the company says its strategy is sound.

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Suspended Telkom CFO’s hearing to conclude by year end

Article Chris Spillane - 11 Jun 2014

Jacques Schindehutte, Telkom's suspended chief financial officer, expects a disciplinary process into his alleged misconduct to wrap up before 2015.

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Spotify in talks with Vodacom over music deal in Africa

Article Chris Spillane - 3 Jun 2014

International digital music service Spotify is said to be in talks with Vodacom to provide users with access to its music library.

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Telkom boss ordered to attend corporate governance course

Article Chris Spillane - 14 Apr 2014

Telkom chief executive Sipho Maseko has been ordered to attend a corporate governance course or face a R1-million fine or criminal prosecution.

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Vodacom and MTN to pay R2.26-billion to take over Nashua Mobile customers

Article Chris Spillane - 14 Apr 2014

South Africa's two biggest mobile phone companies will buy Nashua Mobile's 900 000 mobile subscribers after it deemed its model unsustainable.

Torrential rains knock SA economy

Article Chris Spillane & Rene Vollgraaff - 13 Mar 2014

Weeks of rain in the north and east of the country will have an impact on infrastructure spend, construction revenues and even maize harvesting.

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Telkom in talks with MTN on network sharing

Article Chris Spillane - 6 Mar 2014

A deal between the telecommunications giants could help reduce the cost of wireless business.

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special reports - 23 Sep 2020

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special reports - 23 Sep 2020

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special reports - 23 Sep 2020

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special reports - 22 Sep 2020

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Request for Quotation for Benguela Current Convention Secretariat

special reports - 19 Sep 2020

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Fifteen additional speakers for SingularityU SA Online Summit 2020

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

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Recycling water and waste management

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

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Covid-19 and CVD: The heart in the time of crisis

special reports - 18 Sep 2020

The pandemic has been a time of great humility for health workers and tactics have had to be changed if they weren’t working