The Week That Was

Consolidating ICT Industry News
Vodacom pumps R11.2 billion into its South African network
Vodacom has released its preliminary annual results for the financial year that ended on 31 March 2023, reporting modest revenue growth in South Africa and a decline in operating profit.
MyBroadband
Jan Vermeulen
Eskom – The largest organised crime syndicate in South Africa
Former Eskom CEO Andre de Ruyter said he was inadvertently the head of the largest organised crime syndicate in South Africa. Tony Soprano of the power industry.
MTN unveils plan to build R6-billion Africa fibre cable
MTN Group plans to build a R6-billion terrestrial fibre cable to connect 10 countries, as telecommunications companies push to expand service to Africa’s growing population.
TechCentral
Loni Prinsloo
5G spectrum policy to be finalised by September: Gungubele
Government will issue a final policy direction on the allocation of 5G spectrum by September this year, communications minister Mondli Gungubele said in parliament on Wednesday.
TechCentral
Duncan McLeod
Gordhan’s schoolboy antics do Eskom no favours
At his appearance before parliament on Wednesday to respond to former Eskom CEO André de Ruyter’s allegations of high-level political involvement in crime and corruption at Eskom, public enterprises minister Pravin Gordhan unfortunately allowed his commentary to degenerate into schoolboy pettiness.
TechCentral
Sandra Laurence
What's Next - Réan van Niekerk on Metacom’s journey to becoming a leading ICT company
In this What’s Next interview, Metacom founder and chairman Réan van Niekerk meets with Aki Anastasiou to discuss the benefits and challenges of building an ICT company in Africa.
YouTube
Aki Anastasiou
What's Next - Réan van Niekerk on Metacom’s journey to becoming a leading ICT company
Réan featured on What’s Next with Aki Anastaiou – and the article has done incredibly well. It has received nearly 5 times more views across platforms than his other interviews!
YouTube
Aki Anastaiou
Telkom disaster
Analysts warn that Telkom faces significant challenges, illustrated by its planned R13 billion impairment on Openserve, Telkom Consumer, Gyro, and BCX.
MyBroadband
Daily Investor
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