Tag: Telkom
Consortium makes unsolicited bid for state’s 40% stake in Telkom
The South Africa government has received an unsolicited bid for its 40.5% stake in Telkom, following an announcement that MTN Group is in early-stage talks...
Rain accused of flouting regulations in Telkom merger announcement
The South African Takeover Regulation Panel (TRP) has accused Rain of flouting companies regulations in announcing its plan to approach Telkom’s board about a...
Rain proposes merger with Telkom, rivals MTN deal
South African mobile network operator Rain has formally requested to present the Telkom board with a proposal to merge the two companies.Â
The reason is...
Telkom sues South African President, wants probe halted
One of the leading telcos in South Africa, Telkom has filed papers at the high court in Pretoria to have President Cyril Ramaphosa’s decision to order an...
Feature: Politics to grease the wheels of an MTN, Telkom deal
The idea of a pan-African telecommunications champion that has a large shareholding by the South African government looks likely to grease the political wheels of...
MTN Telkom takeover inevitable – former ICASA chair
Keabetswe Modimoeng, the former chairman of the Independent Communication Authority of South Africa (ICASA) who stepped down just this week, said MTN Group’s proposed...
BREAKING: MTN in talks to buy Telkom
MTN Group has entered into discussions to acquire Telkom in South Africa, the two companies said on Friday.
The news has sent Telkom’s share...
Telkom reports revenue decline
South African telecoms operator, Telkom this week published its annual financial results for the year ended 31 March 2022, reporting that its revenue dropped...
Telkom, Rain splash US$197 million in spectrum auction in SA
Telkom South Africa and Rain have won two slots of spectra each at a combined cost of over US$197 million in the first round...
South Africa: Spectrum auction will happen next month despite lawsuit –...
South Africa President, Cyril Ramaphosa has announced that the broad spectrum auction, which was held at ransom by a lawsuit filed by Telkom South...