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
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
The consulting firm said it would suffer prejudice if its version were not made public to counter testimony. But Zondo says Bain created its own dilemma
Bain’s role at Sars was a gateway for a special council that would control Eskom and the wider economy, Zondo commission witness says
The equities rally has come crashing down, along with fears of contagion on the JSE after large-scale sell-offs by investors
The new mobile licence conditions, which insist networks provide educational content for free, will start to bridge the digital divide
There are factors such as exchange rates, electricity costs, security free and fuel prices that are contributors, but additional spectrum will certainly bring about significant change in the local industry
Without the means to leverage lockdown as a time to grow, Covid-19 reinforces how access to data remains a barrier to young people’s progress
I have been slow but steady in rebuilding South Africa, but it’s time for tough, decisive action
The national broadcaster’s board has appointed Dr Craig Van Rooyen with immediate effect
Uncaptured: We go behind the scenes to reveal how the state was won back
State company subsidiary loses millions after consulting firm’s cost strategies were binned
Deon Fredericks has been appointed new interim CFO following the lapsing of Robert Head’s contract at the end of September
The contract, to upgrade Sapo network facilities, was initially advertised in 2016 with both Telkom and MTN contesting
The workers say they have not received a wage hike in three years. They are demanding a 12% wage increase
Courts and competition tribunal will test whether the telco is liable for losses its errors have caused
Telkom is steering its business towards "new revenue streams", such as mobile, data and the internet
Eskom has been in a leadership crisis after several board members, including the chairman and chief executive, resigned in 2017.
Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba’s budget speech had some unsettling moments that had nothing to do with the financial realities facing the country
Privatisation talk in South Africa shows how state owned enterprises are being used as tools for enrichment by the connected.
Life is no picnic for the finance minister, with the parastatals he used to oversee in a mess
Gigaba spoke out against a leaked secret memo indicating that Treasury would bailout SAA using Telkom shares.
The airtime deal is hiding in a complex web involving controversial new majority shareholders Blue Label Telecoms and Net1
Telkom’s turnaround is extraordinary but the state may have to forfeit its rare resource to pay the failed airline’s debts
Analysing the hidden costs of a contract should make you think carefully before you sign up.
The quasi-parastatal will however have an uphill battle to win back customers.
The industry provided an incredible chance to create new jobs but the political will failed.
A delay in policy directive is raising the stakes in the telecommunications sector’s battle for high-speed spectrum.