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Developing young people for a connected world

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…

Vodacom demonstrates that anchoring identity in the physical world still matters. Photo: File

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…

The Southern Africa Telecommunication Networks and Applications Conference (Satnac) concluded its 26th edition with a call to harness artificial intelligence (AI) to drive inclusive growth across the continent.

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

Graphic: John McCann

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

Nineteen former Telkom employees who won a protracted legal battle after being unfairly dismissed during the implementation of a labour outsourcing agreement are still fighting for their jobs (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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…

The national carrier SAA emerged from three years under business rescue in April last year, thanks to a R10.4 billion bailout. However, it is still grappling with the effects of a turbulent history marked by financial distress, operational problems and allegations of mismanagement. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

‘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

Nineteen former Telkom employees who won a protracted legal battle after being unfairly dismissed during the implementation of a labour outsourcing agreement are still fighting for their jobs (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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

A restaurant owner counts money by candlelight. Photo: Leon Sadiki/Getty Images

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

After a lengthy process, Impala Platinum’s takeover of Royal Bafokeng Platinum (RBPlat) was finally completed in July.
 Photographer: Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images

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

Nineteen former Telkom employees who won a protracted legal battle after being unfairly dismissed during the implementation of a labour outsourcing agreement are still fighting for their jobs (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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

Nineteen former Telkom employees who won a protracted legal battle after being unfairly dismissed during the implementation of a labour outsourcing agreement are still fighting for their jobs (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

‘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

Big spenders: Vodacom says it will invest R800 million in its network in KwaZulu-Natal, including rolling out full fibre broadband, expanding its coverage in deep rural areas. (Waldo Swiegers/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

‘Two-player fibre industry is not good for competition’

Experts say a Vodacom-Maziv marriage would make the entity dominant in the market

Digital Technologies Minister Mondli Gungubele

Gungubele: Government won’t sell its stake in Telkom

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

Telkom shares soar as Sipho Maseko’s acquisition bid confirmed

The former chief executive is credited with saving the company by making inroads into the mobile market

Ring me: Ex-Telkom boss Sipho Maseko could be looking to buy it to facilitate a merger with MTN, challenging Vodacom’s dominance. Photo: Waldo Swiegers/Getty Images

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

Telkom partners with new content creators to un-limit their customers’ world

As a collective, these new brand influencers have been doing some game-changing work

On the brink: Telkom is on its way down. (Photo: Gallo Images/Lefty Shivambu)

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

New digital mobile virtual network operator Melon Mobile enters SA market

Melon Mobile will piggyback on the MTN network for complete coverage, including 5G connectivity