As SA’s telecoms operators look to the long game, Telkom has emerged as a favoured dance partner. MTN, Rain and Toto Consortium are lining up as suitors. But what do they see in the once rather dowdy state-owned operator?
The much-predicted consolidation in SA’s telecom world is finally here. But perhaps the most surprising part of it is that anyone with ambitions of making their presence felt is aiming to do so by making a grab at SA’s oldest and least sexy network operator: Telkom.
This is a company that traces its history all the way back to 1898, when the first public telephones were introduced in Kimberley. Incorporated in 1991, it is still effectively 54% controlled by the government. ..A subscription helps you enjoy the best of our business content every day along with benefits such as articles from our international business news partners; ProfileData financial data; and digital access to the Sunday Times and Sunday Times Daily.
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