MTN aims to minimise strike disruptions

Jun 24, 2015

MTN is putting contingency measures in place to minimise disruptions at its operations. The company has issued a statement on the labour dispute. The Communications Workers Union (CWU) had demanded an 8% bonus payment which MTN agreed to. The company further tabled an additional 8,33% plus 4% for the year 2016 which ramped up MTN’s offer to 12% bonus payment. This is significantly better than what the CWU initially demanded.

Avoiding supply chain disruptions

Nov 19, 2013

As the festive season approaches, businesses that are sourcing foreign produced goods to meet customer demand should put an emphasis on proactively managing their supply chains to avoid financial losses and reputational damage due to late deliveries. This is according...
Cut costs: manage IT disruptions

Cut costs: manage IT disruptions

Aug 7, 2013

IT asset cost optimisation is a growing concern for IT asset management (ITAM) and IT procurement professionals – but managing just eight disruptive forces will help CIOs avoid sudden cost increases. Gartner’s 2013 CIO Survey shows that CIOs continue to include...

Cable theft causes major disruptions

Apr 22, 2013

Telkom services in the Hennopspark, Akasia and Rietvlei exchange areas have been disrupted by cable thieves, who have cut and removed several main cables.  The theft caused major service disruptions and customers with the exchange codes 653, 480 and 549 in the...