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Every year for almost twenty years now, the Mail & Guardian has selected 200 top young South Africans and featured their stories of resilience, hope and perseverance, and…
Trade, industry and competition department sells out to telecoms big business
Last year, the Competition Tribunal prohibited Vodacom’s purchase of a stake in Remgro’s fibre businesses — Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa (DFA). But then, South Africa’s minister…
AI must be harnessed to drive inclusive growth across Africa, conference hears
Industry experts at the Southern Africa Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference called for a ‘human-centred’ approach to digital transformation
South Africa needs to embrace AI, says communications minister Solly Malatsi
Recent data shows that 60% of South African workers regularly use generative AI tools, ahead of those in several Western countries This content is restricted to registered users…
Former Telkom workers’ battle with outsourcing firms rages on
A labour appeals court order reinstated the employees to their posts after they were outsourced to WNS eight years ago
Former Telkom workers pushed from pillar to post by new employer WNS
The outsourced employees are still fighting for their jobs after the Labour Appeals Court ruled in their favour against WNS This content is restricted to registered users and…
‘Team privatisation’ continues to score despite SAA own-goal
Despite what some say about the Takatso deal’s collapse, the private sector has made strong inroads at public enterprises
Former Telkom staff win court appeal against new employer
The employees have won an appeal against WNS after being unfairly dismissed during the implementation of a labour outsourcing agreement
Department of Public Enterprises
State capture is often cited as the the reason for the department’s ongoing failures, but its problems run far deeper
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
Barring ‘fundamental changes’, Telkom won’t participate in 2024 spectrum auction
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
Africa’s Girl Child Dialogues 2023
Experts share how women can access the mining, ICT and wildlife sectors
‘Don’t throw the dice’, judge warns in Telkom labour dispute
A group of former employees are fighting for their jobs which were outsourced to WNS Global Services SA eight years ago
‘Two-player fibre industry is not good for competition’
Experts say a Vodacom-Maziv marriage would make the entity dominant in the market
Gungubele: Government won’t sell its stake in Telkom
The communications minister said the telecommunications company was still strategic to the state’s programme