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Telkom’s Operational Struggles: Increasing Net Debt Amidst Declining Legacy Revenues and Fixed Lines
Despite presenting a set of annual results that appeared more optimistic last week, Telkom, the South African telecommunications giant, is still grappling with significant financial challenges. The company’s net debt has continued its upward trajectory, now surpassing the R16.9 billion mark. In a bid to manage its financial situation, Telkom…
Naspers, a global internet group and one of the largest technology investors in the world, has disclosed its financial outcomes for the fiscal year concluding on March 31, 2024. The company reported a trading loss of $14 million (R252 million) for its Takealot Group, which includes prominent South African e-commerce…
Nigerian banks are currently indebted to the tune of ₦200 billion to telecom companies for utilizing Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) for banking services. This substantial debt has been a contentious issue, causing disputes between the financial and telecommunications sectors for the past six years. The situation has escalated to…
Network International, a prominent facilitator of digital commerce throughout the Middle East and Africa, has expanded its collaboration with the renowned J.P. Morgan Payments to enhance ecommerce transaction capabilities for their clientele in South Africa. This expansion will be realized through the utilization of Payfast, Network International’s online payment platform…
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MTN Nigeria is parting ways with Amina Oyagbola, the company’s head of Human Resources and…
In a move that showed it is still interested in the Nigerian market in spite…