Cable theft disrupts Telkom service

Theft of a major copper cable in the City Deep exchange area has resulted in the disruption of Telkom services. During the early hours of 4 May 2013, cable thieves cut and stole three metres of 2 400 pair main cable in a manhole on the corner of Heidelberg road and...

Cable theft causes major disruptions

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...

Telkom to pay R449m Competition fine

Telkom has reached an agreement with the Competition Commission to pay a fine of R449-million that was awarded by the Competition Tribunal in August 2012. The agreement was reached following discussions between Telkom and the Competition Commission aimed at arriving...

New mobile plans from Telkom

Telkom Business has launched a range of new mobile plans that aim to help businesses of all sizes improve productivity and reduce communication costs.  A feature of these plans is unlimited on-net calling, meaning colleagues can talk to each other as much as they want...

Maseko is new Telkom GCEO

The Telkom board has announced the appointment of telecommunications executive Sipho Maseko as group CEO and executive director of Telkom Group, with effect from 1 April 2013.  Telkom also announced that it is appointing MD of Telkom Business, Dr Brian Armstrong, as...