Govt gets R540m windfall from Telkom’s dividend payout

Govt gets R540m windfall from Telkom’s dividend payout

Nonkqubela Thathakahle Jordan-Dyani, director-general of the Department of Communications and Digital Technologies. The South African government, which is the majority shareholder in telecommunications firm Telkom, has earned over R500 million after the JSE-listed company resumed dividend payouts. The company today published its annual financial results and ordinary and special dividend declaration for the year ended…

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Telkom resumes dividend payout as earnings jump

Telkom resumes dividend payout as earnings jump

Image: Reuters Telkom on Tuesday reported a 62.3% rise in full-year earnings and resumed dividends after a four-year suspension, also declaring a special dividend of 98c/share. Telkom, partially owned by the government, said headline earnings per share for continuing operations rose to 467.5c in the year ended 31 March, up from 288.1c a year earlier….

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