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South African telecommunications giant Telkom Group has appointed Miriam Altman as its head of strategy as it continues efforts to turn its (more)
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12 days agoPoor service results for operators in ICASA report
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13 days agoTurkcell drops US$4.2 billion case against MTN
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13 days agoTeraco and Cell C team up in “first for mobile”
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28 days agoTelkom to pay US$49 million fine
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