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Aegis acquires Call Centre Nucleus

Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:24:00 +0200

South Africa's Call Centre Nucleus group has been fully acquired by Aegis, India's business process outsourcing arm of the diversified Essar group, it was announced yesterday 9 July 2009. The company says the purchase of CCN is a part of its strategy to invest R500 million in next three years and create 5000 jobs in South Africa.
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Can India's Bharti get MTN to the altar?

Wed, 27 May 2009 13:59:00 +0200

Will India's top mobile company, Bharti Airtel, be able to get South African flagship telecoms firm MTN to the altar after their attempted union failed last year? The outlook for a tie-up looks brighter this time round, analysts say.
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TeleMasters posts huge profit

Thu, 21 May 2009 12:04:00 +0200

Working smarter by finding more efficient ways to operate has allowed telecoms company TeleMasters to post a rise in all its most important figures for the six months to March 2009.
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Vodacom hits first fall in 15 years

Thu, 21 May 2009 12:02:00 +0200

Cellular operator Vodacom has posted its first-ever dip in net profit for 15 years — ironically just one day after its successful listing on the JSE, on 18 May 2009.
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Bug in plan to take broadband into poor areas

Fri, 24 Apr 2009 09:22:00 +0200

The government's efforts to play in the telecommunications sector by taking telecoms services into poor and rural areas and make them affordable are laudable for their ingenuity.
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