Communications regulator Icasa has been given a bloody nose in the high court in Pretoria after MTN South Africa took it on review, challenging provisions of the mobile broadband service regulations of 2021. MTN disputed parts of the regulations that defined MTN – and rival Vodacom – of having “significant market power” and being “dominant”…
CHIETA CEO Yershen Pillay has been reappointed until 2030. The Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority’s (CHIETA’s) Yershen Pillay will serve another term as CEO until March 2030, following his reappointment to the role. CHIETA has also welcomed a newly-constituted board, to be led by interim chairperson Gerhard Cloete. In a statement, the new board…
Solly Malatsi. Image: DCDT Communications minister Solly Malatsi has replaced four board members from the Universal Service and Access Agency of South Africa (Usaasa) who vacated their posts in August. The ministry said in a statement on Thursday that Yolisa Kedama, Carmen Cupido, Rachel Kalidass and Busani Ngcaweni have been appointed as non-executive members of…
Eskom chairman Mteto Nyati Five members of Eskom’s outgoing board will continue to serve on the newly approved board by cabinet, with current chair Mteto Nyati staying on for another year as his term only ends in 2026. Minister in the presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni announced the new members at a post-cabinet briefing on Thursday. She…
Geneva — Gavi Board unanimously approves the selection of Rt Hon Helen Clark, former Prime Minister of New Zealand, as its new Chair Clark will replace Professor José Manuel Barroso, whose second term ends in December 2025 Clark: “The coming years will bring many challenges for Gavi, but also huge opportunity, and I am excited…
The Egyptologist and former minister of antiquities will be the first Arab to lead the UN’s cultural organisation. The board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has nominated Egypt’s Khaled el-Enany, an academic and former minister of tourism and antiquities, as its next head, ahead of the organisation’s general conference next…
TORONTO, Canada — Deep expertise in agrifood systems and technology; exemplifies the values of the Foundation. Committed to scaling impact of the Foundation’s programs in Africa and within Indigenous communities in Canada, prioritizing local solutions and partners. Assumes leadership in early 2026. The Board of Directors of the Mastercard Foundation today announced that Sewit Ahderom…
David Mignot, CEO of Canal+ Africa and MultiChoice Group. Board changes at MultiChoice, as it and Canal+ start implementing a new structure, will only be a lifeline if they deliver tangible returns. So say analysts after the companies yesterday said final approvals were granted for Canal+’s takeover of MultiChoice Group (MCG), which analysts see as…
Former MultiChoice Group CEO Calvo Mawela The French are moving quickly to stamp their authority on MultiChoice Group, announcing on Monday that CEO Calvo Mawela is longer CEO of the South African broadcaster. This follows news on Monday morning that Groupe Canal+’s acquisition of the South African pay-television giant has become unconditional. Mawela will be…
One of South Africa’s top courts on Wednesday annulled a government permit allowing Eskom to build a large power plant burning natural gas, saying there had not been proper public consultation. The 3GW plant in the east coast port city of Richards Bay is part of government plans to bolster the country’s generation capacity after…
