Telkom SA

South Africa’s government appears to have backtracked on plans to sell a stake in operator Telkom for the time being, comments made by CEO Sipho Maseko indicated. The government, which owns a 40.

Telkom South Africa CEO Sipho Maseko slammed the country’s industry regulator for tending “to make rules on the run”, in light of a planned spectrum auction which continues to come under fire.

LIVE FROM BROADBAND WORLD FORUM 2014: Alphonzo Samuels (pictured), CTO of operator Telkom SA, outlined the obstacles to providing broadband coverage in a market such as South Africa, where there is a vast difference between the options available to those living in…

Bharti Airtel is looking to acquire an operator in South Africa, with the market’s smallest operators Cell C and 8ta in the frame, Business Day reported.

South Africa’s fixed-line incumbent Telkom SA said that its growing mobile business weighed on its earnings, as the company looks to position itself for future growth.

Telkom South Africa is reported to be planning the sale of its Multi-Links mobile business in Nigeria, in order to stabilise its business activities and to enable it to seek growth elsewhere.