HEADING FOR DIVORCE COURT
By Duncan McLeod
When Vodacom Group CEO Alan Knott-Craig stood up to present the cellular operator's annual financial results last Wednesday morning, few could have predicted what was to follow: Knott-Craig signalled loudly to the auditorium, pack...

E-MAIL PHONE SHOWDOWN
By Duncan McLeod
When Samsung's Ultra Messaging i600 and Nokia's new E61i were delivered to me on the same day last week, it was too tempting not to compare the two. They're both e-mail phones, both have Qwerty keyboards and both support 3G. But the N...

KNOTT-CRAIG TO HANG UP HIS GLOVES
By Duncan McLeod
Alan Knott-Craig plans to step down soon as Vodacom Group CEO and the focus is now shifting to who will replace him. He is credited with building the cellphone provider from nothing 14 years ago into an enterprise worth well over R1...

A MUCH BETTER ALTERNATIVE
By Larry Claasen
It was an obvious move. After eight years on the JSE's venture capital market (VCM), telephony services group FoneWorx has found a new home on AltX, the JSE's alternative exchange for emerging companies. The transfer symbolises a passi...

GROWTH FROM THE GROUND
By Larry Claasen
Forget about the developed world. By 2050, the bulk of global economic growth will be driven by developing countries, says Cisco Systems president and CEO John Chambers. He says 30%-40% of this growth will come from emerging marke...

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
By Duncan McLeod
TELKOM Ord price R182

UNLISTED, 50% HELD BY TELKOM
By Duncan McLeod
VODACOM