As voice revenue dwindles into a commodity and the industry braces for data eventually to go the same way, Telkom Group CEO Serame Taukobong reckons the operator has years of data-driven growth still ahead of it – and a broader definition of “data” than its mobile rivals. Asked by TechCentral where Telkom’s growth will come…
The yearslong legal fight over whether the Special Investigating Unit (SIU) may probe Telkom is finally close to resolution, after the supreme court of appeal heard the matter on 28 May and reserved judgment. The hearing, disclosed in Telkom’s annual financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2026 published this week, will determine whether…
Strong prepaid performance and growth in mobile data users helped Telkom achieve robust Q3 results. Telkom has maintained solid growth, with the group reporting robust revenue and returns across key metrics in its latest results, strengthened by strong demand for mobile services and data. The telecommunications company’s results for the third quarter ended 31 December 2025 highlight…
Lebo Masalesa, Managing Executive: Mobile Networks at Telkom. Telkom is making solid progress on its net‑zero strategy, which not only greens its network, but also builds a more resilient infrastructure that supports its universal access goals. This is according to Lebo Masalesa, Managing Executive: Mobile Networks at Telkom, who is spearheading the telco’s network modernisation…
A Telkom communications tower in Pretoria Telkom released its interim results for the six-month period ending 30 September 2025 on Tuesday. On the surface, the headline number is exceptionally strong: the group’s headline earnings per share from continuing operations reached 305.6 cents, while group revenue rose to R22.1-billion. For a company that has spent years…
Vodacom’s proposed acquisition of a 30% stake in fibre network operator Maziv could value the target company at up to R36-billion after agreeing revised terms on Friday. That would make Maziv, which owns fibre companies Vumatel and Dark Fibre Africa, worth more than R7-billion more than Telkom, which closed on Friday on the JSE with…
Telkom’s Lunga Siyo Telkom on Tuesday reported a nearly two-thirds leap in full-year earnings and resumed dividend payments for the first time in four years. It also declared a special dividend on the back of the sale of its mast and towers business Swiftnet. According to Lunga Siyo, CEO of Telkom’s consumer business, the turnaround…
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…
