The youth have spoken, Telkom is the Coolest Telecomms Provider as announced at the Sunday Times GEN NXT Awards. Clinching the leading spot in the Media and Technology category, Telkom, remains an innovative brand that consistently provides products and services that are of great benefit to South Africans including the youth. Telkom’s spokesperson, Gugu Mthembu, […]
Phuthuma Nathi will receive a R1,5bn dividend after the MultiChoice South Africa (MCSA) dividend was approved at the annual general meeting (AGM) yesterday. Since the start of the scheme in 2006, Phuthuma Nathi shareholders have received dividends every year. The total dividends paid to Phuthuma Nathi shareholders to date, including the current year, is R13,4 […]
Intent to acquire BabbleLabs’ noise removal and speech enhancement technology furthers Cisco’s commitment to deliver an exceptional video meeting experience from anywhere and on any device through the Webex application. Acquisition builds upon a focused technology and talent strategy to continue to integrate intelligence into the Cisco Collaboration platform – helping users work smarter and […]
Ten years after it launched its first mobile offering in the form of 8ta, Telkom has surpassed Cell C to become South Africa’s third largest mobile operator by subscriber numbers. This became evident on this week when Blue Label Telecom, Cell C’s largest shareholder, published its annual financial results showing that Cell C’s subscriber base […]
A new national survey on the business impact of the COVID-19 pandemic shows that over half (56%) of participants across all sectors are currently operating under their normal capacity. An even bigger percentage (76%), has seen their revenues shrink and a quarter (23%) has had to shut down, temporarily or permanently. For just two in […]
The unprecedented social and economic crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has put a spotlight on the role of digital finance in providing relief for millions around the world, supporting businesses and protecting jobs and livelihoods. While the pandemic demonstrates the immediate benefits of digital finance, the disruptive potential of digitalisation in transforming finance is […]
While Cabinet has welcomed the country’s move to alert level 2 of the lockdown, the executive has warned that the fight against the virus could be hindered by the reckless behaviour of some in society. The view was on Thursday relayed by Minister in the Presidency, Jackson Mthembu, during a post-Cabinet press briefing. Mthembu said […]
Blue Label Telecoms on Thursday (27 August), reported a 10% drop in revenue for the year ended May 2020, to R21.1 billion. Headline earnings per share of 58.16 cents per share, was up substantially, from a prior loss per share of 312.49 cents. Gross profit declined by 2% from R2.17 billion to R2.12 billion, partially […]
Minister of Communications and Digital Technologies Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has backtracked on her decision not to appoint a sixth new ICASA councillor. In a letter sent to the Speaker of the National Assembly, Ndabeni-Abrahams informed Parliament that she has now appointed the sixth member of the ICASA council. Ndabeni-Abrahams had previously tried to override the decision […]
The Change.org Global Digital Civic Engagement Index shows a sharp increase, since the pandemic outbreak, of South Africans using online petitions to voice their concerns, influence policy and persuade decision makers to make changes on issues related to COVID-19. More than 4-million new users have signed up to Change.org in South Africa since January 2020. The Index, built by […]