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2007 Media Releases
December
2007-12-12 | Telkom warns against cheque fraud during festive season
With the festive season upon us, Telkom would like to call for heightened vigilance among its customers in guarding against cheque fraud also known as..
2007-12-10 | Telkom launches cost effective service for small businesses
Telkom has launched a new cost-effective Virtual Private Network (VPN) package called VPN Lite which will enable businesses with multiple sites to maintain....
2007-12-06 | Telkom intensifies fraud awareness
Spurred by the International Fraud Awareness Week (IFAW) Telkom is intensifying its efforts at sensitising its employees on fraud and corruption; urging them to...
November
2007-11-30 | Telkom achieving success in combating cable theft in Eastern Cape
Telkom reports that it is making inroads in the war against cable theft and other crimes in the Eastern Cape which impact on the telecommunications industry. Between April and 12 November 2007, 120 arrests were...
2007-11-22 | Telkom launches ADSL quality assurance solution
In its attempts to fast-track ADSL service delivery, Telkom will be launching Broadband Service Assurance Solution (BSAS) Phase 1 in January 2008 to enable wholesale customers (ISP/VANS) to...
2007-11-22 | Reuben September appointed as Telkom's Chief Executive Officer
The Board of Telkom SA Limited today announced the appointment of Reuben September as Chief Executive Officer of the company with immediate effect...
2007-11-19 | Increased competition, operating expenditure and reducing cost of telecommunications impact on Telkom's Headline Earnings.
Announcing the Telkom Group interim results for the six months ended September 30, 2007, acting CEO Reuben September today said that headline earnings per share declined by...
2007-11-01 | Over 17 000 Telkom employees take advantage of VCT programme.
Since the inception of Telkom's HIV/AIDS workplace initiative three years ago, 17,098 employees have participated in the Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) programme...
October
2007-10-19 | Telkom's Chief Financial Officer Resigns
Telkom's Acting Chief Executive Officer, Reuben September, today announced the resignation of Kaushik Patel, Chief Financial Officer, who leaves Telkom at end...
2007-10-16 | Telkom embraces efforts at increasing humanitarian aid
Telkom will chair a session on Information and Communication Technologies at the Humanitarian Development Summit which takes place on 17-19 October 2007, at...
2007-10-15 | Liberalised Policy Reforms Results in Indian Telecom boom.
There is much to learn from the booming Indian Telecoms Industry, which has seen the number of landlines in that country almost double and the number of mobile subscribers explode...
2007-10-15 | TELKOM URGES CUSTOMERS TO PROTECT THEMSELVES AGAINST FRAUD.
With rogue dialling and bandwidth theft appearing to be on the increase globally, leading Information Communications Technology (ICT) provider Telkom is urging customers not only to be on the lookout...
2007-10-11 | Service disruptions as a result of unfavourable weather conditions
Unfavourable weather conditions in the form of heavy rains and electrical storm activity in the Gauteng Region, has resulted in customers experiencing disruptions to their services. This has led to Telkom's Customer Fault Reporting Centres experiencing...
September
2007-09-27 | Women at Telkom are set to play a defining role in ICT
Once a largely male-dominated industry, the face of the telecommunications industry is rapidly changing as more women assume high-level positions within Information and Communication Technology (ICT)...
2007-09-26 | ICT in Government: Telkom examines ICT-related service delivery
Today Telkom participates as the Premier Knowledge Partner in the 6th Annual ICT in Provincial and Local Government Summit which takes place from 26-27 September 2007 at...
2007-09-20 | Three new appointments to Telkom Board
Dr Victor Lawrence, Dr Ekwow Spio-Garbrah and Ms Reitumetse Jackie Huntley were today announced as new appointments to Telkom's eleven-member Board of Directors...
2007-09-07 | Vehicle accident interrupts Telkom services in East London
A Telkom distribution box was completely destroyed by fire following a vehicle accident in the Vincent area, East London yesterday, leaving about 400 business customers without service...
August
2007-08-29 | Telkom's sponsorship of Highway Africa Conference marks 11th year
Seeking to enhance the standard of ICT journalism in Africa, Telkom has been a founding sponsor of the Highway Africa Conference since its inception 11 years ago...
2007-08-17 | SATNAC Conference into Tenth Year
It started as a lightweight conference focussing exclusively on student presentations of their telecommunications related research at the University of Cape Town in 1997, drawing around 100...
2007-08-08 | Telkom accelerates telecoms access through Waya Waya
In its drive to become more customer centric, Telkom has launched PrepaidFone Waya-Waya which increases service access particularly for new customers...
2007-08-07 | Telkom teams up with 2010 FIFA World CupTM as National Supporter
The FIFA World CupTM is the largest single sporting showpiece in the world with a cumulative audience of more than 26 billion - and Telkom's technology will provide the fixed-line telecommunications backbone for supporting the broadcast of the action to the world...
2007-08-02 | Telkom's receptionists' competition raises the standard
More than 70 entrants have entered the annual Telkom Perfect Answer Competition which benchmarks the standard of the receptionist sector in the Pietermaritzburg area of KwaZulu-Natal, against global standards...
July
2007-07-26 | Telkom advises SMME's on improving their Business Practices.
Telkom has advised Small Medium and Micro Enterprises (SMME) against unsound business practices and suggested practical guidelines on how they could attain long-term sustainability.
2007-07-11 | Telkom participates in the ICT Africa Investment Summit.
Today African stakeholders in the ICT sector are gathering in Accra, Ghana, from 12-14 July 2007 for the annual ICT Africa Investment Summit where issues of investment and service delivery in the broadcasting and..
2007-07-04 | Steven Hayward opts to remain with Telkom .
Steven Hayward will assume the interim position of Managing Executive: CEO Support where he will be responsible for assisting the office of Telkom's Chief Executive Officer with...
June
2007-06-29 | Proposed acquisition of BCX: Telkom's position following the Competition Tribunal ruling
The Competition Tribunal ruled on 28 June 2007 to prohibit the proposed acquisition by Telkom of the entire issued share capital of The Business Connexion Group Limited ("BCX")...
2007-06-19 | Telkom becomes the first operator in SA to launch WiMAX products
Telkom continues to extend value to its customers by becoming the first operator in South Africa to commercially launch products based on...
2007-06-13 | Telkom price reductions in the pipeline
In its drive to make telecommunications more affordable and accessible, while aligning tariffs with cost and growing our business, Telkom customers - especially DSL subscribers - will benefit from...
2007-06-13 | TTELKOM GROUP DELIVERS STRONG RESULTS
In announcing continued revenue growth for the year ended March 31, 2007 across both its fixed line and mobile business segments, Telkom SA Limited today re-iterated its...
May
2007-05-31 | Mark Lamberti appointed to Telkom Board.
The Board of Telkom today announced the appointment of Mark Lamberti as a non executive director of the company, and as a member of the...
2007-05-31 | Eight arrested in connection with payphone fraud
Eight people were arrested in Port Elizabeth earlier today in connection with Payphone fraud following an investigation by Telkom's Asset and Revenue Protection Service (TARPS) in collaboration with the South African Police Service (SAPS)...
2007-05-30 | Industrial Action at Maritime Radio Services has ended.
Strike action by 35 Solidarity members at Telkom?s Maritime Radio Services in Cape Town ended on Monday evening...
2007-05-16 | Telkom reflects on e-rate offering on World Telecommunications Day.
17 May, marks World Telecommunications Day (WTD) which signifies the founding of International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and the signing of the first International Telegraph Convention in 1865...
2007-05-16 | World Information Society Day focuses on the Young
May 17th marks World Telecommunication Day, the day that saw the founding of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) and the signing of the first International Telegraph Convention in 1865...
2007-05-07 | Telkom announces rates for newly licensed operators
Telkom today announced the rates for calls that originate on the Telkom network but terminate on the networks of newly licensed telecom providers including Neotel and Under Serviced Area Licensees (USAL's)...
April
2007-04-26 | Telkom announces the appointment of Mandla Ngcobo as CEO of Telkom Media
Reuben September, acting-CEO of Telkom, today announced the appointment of Mandla Ngcobo, Telkom's Chief of Corporate Affairs, as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Telkom Media with effect from...
2007-04-24 | Telkom launches new broadband bundle
Do Broadband, Telkom's new bundled broadband offering, "will revolutionise broadband in South Africa" says Steven Hayward, Managing...
2007-04-13 | Justin Ramayia appointed CEO of Multi-links.
Justin Ramayia, an executive in Telkom South Africa's broadband office, has been appointed as CEO of Multi-links, a Nigerian-based telecoms operator, with effect from...
2007-04-12 | Lion King Comes to Africa
The roar of Simba the Lion has reverberated across the globe; now it is coming back to Africa for the very first time!...
2007-04-05 | Lion King Comes to Africa
Bronwyn Nielsen scoops Telkom ICT Journalist of the Year Award...
March
2007-03-28 | Telkom kicks off its external WiMAX customer trial today
Telkom will today embark upon an external broadband customer trial to test WiMax technology and fine-tune service efficiencies prior to the official launch of the product in...
2007-03-22| Telkom SA has acquired 75% of Multi-Links Telecommunications Limited
Telkom's expansion beyond South Africa's borders took another step forward with the finalisation of a transaction with Nigerian-based Multi-Links Telecommunications Limited that will result in its...
2007-03-13 | Telkom Chief Technical Officer Resigns
Thami Msimango has resigned as Telkom's Chief Technical Officer (CTO), stating that he wished to pursue "other career opportunities within the ICT sector"...
2007-03-12 | Opening day of competition tribunal: Telkom
The Competition Tribunal hearings on the proposed acquisition of Business Connexion started today with Telkom stating that the deal is in the best interests of all parties and will benefit the...
2007-03-09 | EASSy Consortium Sign Supply Contract
It's been an arduous journey that commenced with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding in early...
2007-03-08 | Telkom Donates R2.3 million to refurbish a school
Slain political activist Steve Biko once remarked: "Great powers of the world may have done wonders in giving the world an industrial look, but the great gift still has to come from...
2007-03-06 | Telkom announces resignation of Wallace Beelders.
Telkom today announced the resignation of Wallace (Wally) Beelders, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer (CSMO)...
February
2007-02-14 | Telkom's agreement with various labour brokers expire in March
Improved efficiencies, protection of Telkom and its suppliers' intellectual property, consistency in the speedy deployment of software solutions as well as cost effectiveness are the main...
2007-02-14 | Iyanla Vanzant to visit South Africa
There was a time when life's worrisome burdens threatened to overwhelm Iyanla Vanzant. Sexually abused as...
January
2007-01-18 | Power outages impact Telkom customers.
The high incidence of power outages in large parts of the country are beginning to impact on the telecommunication services of Telkom customers...
