pieter uys

  1. Jan

    Competition Tribunal dates for Vodacom, Vumatel deal

    Vodacom, Vumatel deal heads for big fight at Competition Tribunal South Africa’s Competition Tribunal has set 20 May 2024 as the date for the final hearing regarding a proposed transaction between Vodacom, and Vumatel’s parent company Maziv. Remgro head of strategic investments Pieter Uys...
  2. Jan

    Alpheus Mangale to take over as Seacom CEO

    Seacom appoints CEO Seacom has announced that Alpheus Mangale will take over from Oliver Fortuin as chief executive officer. Mangale’s appointment as incoming group CEO is effective 1 April 2023. However, he will work alongside Fortuin for three months to ensure a smooth transition.
  3. Jan

    Vodacom becoming complacent

    Second is good enough Vodacom has lost its drive for excellence and its obsession with being the best mobile network in South Africa, which is hurting customers and shareholders. In his book “Second is nothing”, Vodacom founder and former CEO Alan Knott-Craig described how they built South...
  4. Jan

    Herotel reduces 75Mbps and 100Mbps prices, free upgrades for existing customers

    Herotel cuts prices and rolls out fibre speed upgrades Herotel has informed subscribers on its 75Mbps and 100Mbps home fibre services that it is upgrading their speeds for free. This comes as the closed access fibre network operator reduced the prices of its two mid-range fibre products.
  5. Jan

    Telecoms CEOs that achieved the best shareholder returns in South Africa

    South Africa's best telecoms CEOs for shareholder returns An analysis by Daily Investor revealed that Sizwe Nxasana, Ralph Mupita, and Phuthuma Nhleko are the telecommunications CEOs who provided the best shareholder returns. For this analysis, Daily Investor looked at the shareholder returns...
  6. Jan

    Vumacam's "secret" plan to use CCTV poles as 5G towers

    Using Vumacam poles for 5G base stations Vumatel's Vumacam poles across Johannesburg could soon be used as 5G base stations, the fibre network operator's parent company Remgro revealed during an investor presentation in June 2022. Remgro-owned Community Investment Ventures Holdings is...
  7. Jan

    Vumatel hoping to increase Herotel stake to 100%

    Vumatel wants to buy 100% of Herotel Community Investment Ventures Holdings (CIVH), Vumatel's holding company, wants to increase its share in Herotel from 48% to 100% to help it reach "secondary" cities. Vumatel acquired a 45% stake in Herotel in February 2022.
  8. Jan

    Remgro's Pieter Uys says Vumatel is democratising broadband access in South Africa

    Uncapped fibre to every home in South Africa for under R100 per month Vumatel can offer lower-cost fibre products to low-income regions due to lower rollout costs, and its aim to provide uncapped fibre for under R100 per month appears to be going well. This is according to Remgro's head of...
  9. Jan

    Vumatel bet pays off for Remgro

    Remgro's big Vumatel bet pays off When Community Investment Ventures Holdings (CIVH) acquired Vumatel in a multi-billion-rand deal in 2018, industry players questioned the decision. Three years later, it proved to be a stroke of genius. On 10 November, Vodacom announced it has agreed on terms...
  10. Jan

    Vumatel and DFA now have a higher valuation than Telkom's market cap

    Vumatel and DFA now more valuable than Telkom Community Investment Ventures Holdings (CIVH), which owns Vumatel and DFA, is valued at R23.2 billion — higher than Telkom’s market cap of R22.3 billion. Remgro revealed this valuation in its recent announcement about a CIVH rights offer in which...
  11. Jan

    Remgro raises R3.72 billion in equity, pays off debt incurred to buy Vumatel

    Vumatel owner raises R3.72 billion Remgro announced that it is participating in a rights offer being undertaken by Community Investment Ventures Holdings Proprietary Limited (CIVH), which successfully raised R3.72 billion in equity. Prior to the transaction, Remgro held a 55.2% stake in CIVH.
  12. Kevin Lancaster

    How to improve broadband in SA

    How to improve broadband in South Africa Lars Reichelt, Rudi Jansen, and Pieter Uys share their views on how broadband and telecommunications can be improved in South Africa
  13. Jan

    How to build better, cheaper broadband network for South Africa: Telkom CEO

    Telkom's plan for better, cheaper broadband Telkom CEO Sipho Maseko explains how SA can get better and cheaper broadband and telecoms services.
  14. QuintonB

    Vodacom investing R7 billion a year for better network

    Better network, better prices from Vodacom Vodacom CEO Shameel Joosub said that they are investing R7 billion per year in their network to offer the best possible experience to subscribers
  15. jes

    Big telecoms executive moves in SA during 2012

    Big telecoms executive moves in SA during 2012 South Africa’s telecommunications market has seen many executive moves in 2012, which included many high profile CEOs
  16. jes

    Cheaper broadband, and not just faster

    Cheaper broadband, and not just faster Broadband prices in South Africa need to come down to a fraction of what they are today
  17. jes

    2012 MyBroadband award winners announced

    2012 MyBroadband award winners announced MyBroadband has named the best broadband services, the IT person of the year and the mampara of the year at its annual conference
  18. jes

    MyBroadband 2012 conference registrations open

    MyBroadband 2012 conference registrations open The 2012 MyBroadband conference promises to be the biggest and best event of its kind ever in South Africa with the top-speakers in the country
  19. jes

    Vodacom CEO resignation came as a surprise

    Vodacom CEO resignation came as a surprise Pieter Uys’ resignation as Vodacom CEO has come as a bit of a surprise in the investment community.
  20. jes

    Mobile head honchos reveal their smartphones of choice

    Mobile head honchos reveal their smartphones of choice Thinking of getting a new smartphone? Maybe you should look what South Africa’s cellular CEOs are using first
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