Articles about Telkom

Shift to eSIMs gains momentum as telcos battle plastic waste

An estimated 200 million SIM cards are distributed each year by local telcos, ultimately generating a significant amount of e-waste.

Telkom bets on AI to take on Vodacom, MTN

Armed with over 20% of mobile subscriber market share in South Africa, Telkom believes it can mount a serious challenge to the dominance of the two big operators.

Govt gets R540m windfall from Telkom’s dividend payout

For its 40.5% shareholding in Telkom, the government of South Africa will receive in excess of half a billion rand.

Telkom appoints Beauty Apleni as CEO of Openserve

Beauty Apleni will drive the continuing growth and adoption of Openserve’s fibre network in pursuit of Telkom’s data-led strategy, says the firm.

Telkom doubles earnings as mobile subscribers hit 23m

For the year ended 31 March, Telkom’s group EBITDA surged by 25.1% to R11.8 billion, while group revenue rose by 3.3% to R43.9 billion.

Momentum Corporate names chief digital, info officer

MTN’s Cypro Mailula comes on board as chief digital and information officer of the Momentum Corporate division.

Africa must ‘fix its messes’ to secure investment

Business Leadership SA CEO Busisiwe Mavuso urges delegates at SATA conference to collaborate to help Africa realise its digital ambitions.

Comms minister pushes for cross-border ICT collaboration

In the face of rising global isolationism, SA calls on the Southern African telecoms community to help drive Africa’s digital transformation.

Video: Female tech leaders honoured for ‘rewiring’ the system

From the tenured to the rising stars, SA’s female tech change-makers were lauded at the second annual Wired4Women Awards ceremony last night.

Cornered SITA moves to connect SA courts in two months

Procurement glitches impacted the finalisation of the two outstanding courts, and SITA says it will connect the remaining facilities “soon”.

Changing mobile ecosystem provokes wider competition

With Telkom and Melon Mobile the latest to enter the market, mobile virtual network enablement platform providers in SA doubled over the past two years.

Wired4Women Awards: CIO of the Year, Top Tech Innovator winners to be revealed on 3 April

These two categories are sponsored by Telkom, which is also the lead sponsor of the 2025 Wired4Women Awards.