Kumalo out of running for Telkom top job
Vodacom SA’s executive commercial director Romeo Kumalo is no longer in the race to take over as group CEO at Telkom, senior sources close to the fixed-line operator say. Speculation has run rife in recent weeks
Smyth’s SAA exit sparks Telkom speculation (updated)
SA Airways’ head of operations, Chris Smyth, is leaving the national carrier to take up the role of chief financial officer at a JSE-listed information and communications technology (ICT) company on 1 April
All eyes on cabinet over Telkom chair
Telkom should know the name of its new, government-appointed nonexecutive chairman within the next 24 hours. Cabinet was due to discuss the matter
Unions concerned at Telkom packages
Trade unions expressed concern on Thursday over Telkom’s proposed voluntary severance packages. The leadership of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) and Solidarity said they were informed on Tuesday of the packages. Telkom had planned to offer these last year, but when Jeffrey Hedberg was appointed acting CEO these plans were put on hold. CWU national [...]
Telkom on offensive over new dossier
A new dossier, which apparently makes new allegations about corporate governance problems at Telkom, has prompted the telecommunications group to go on the offensive by issuing a statement
Telkom is eating itself
Last Thursday, 13 January, at 5pm a man was driving near the town of Phokeng, the capital of the Royal Bafokeng Nation, which lies near Rustenberg. He spotted a Telkom bakkie on the side of the road and a man in a Telkom uniform hacksawing
Padayachie’s Telkom test
Government’s special rights in Telkom expire in six weeks’ time. It must avoid the temptation to install a puppet to lead the group. Facing a growing list of challenges, Telkom needs to hire a CEO who can
Hedberg exit a ‘calamity’, says union
Telkom acting CEO Jeffrey Hedberg’s decision to not renew his contract at the end of March was a “calamity”, trade union Solidarity said on Tuesday. “The decision by Hedberg, an expert in the field of turnaround
TalkCentral: Episode 21 – ‘All gadgeted out’
We bring you a bumper special edition of TalkCentral this week, featuring special guest Aki Anastasiou — Talk Radio 702′s affectionately named “Greek geek” — who provides us with a detailed reportback
Padayachie ‘no comment’ on Hedberg
No comment. That was the reaction from communications minister Roy Padayachie to news that Telkom acting CEO Jeffrey Hedberg would leave the telecommunications group at the end of March. Padayachie declined