Telkom, a state-owned company headquartered in South Africa, was founded in 1991 and employs approximately 15,130 individuals. The company provides broadband IT solutions over both fixed and mobile networks, offering managed data solutions used by large, corporate, and global companies in Southern Africa, alongside broadband internet and voice services for fixed residential and small/medium business customers within the country.
Telkom renewed its deal for the Telkom Netball League (TNL) on April 14, 2026, an event where the four-time champion Free State Crinums lost the previous final to the Gauteng Golden Fireballs. On April 9, 2026, Telkom CEO Serame Taukobong discussed with Business Day TV Gauteng's potential to become an African digital hub, focusing on the infrastructure needed to power digital dominance, from high-speed fibre networks to data centers and AI-ready capacity. Earlier the same day, fintech company Paymenow, an earned wage access (EWA) platform co-founded in 2019 by Bryan Habana, partnered with Telkom Openserve BCX and CSP. Previously, on April 8, 2026, Telkom issued a warning about scammers defrauding customers by falsely claiming they won a car in its Summer Campaign car competition, from which five legitimate winners have already received Toyota Starlet Cross vehicles. On April 7, 2026, Telkom Chief Marketing Officer Gugu Mthembu served as a judge for the 2026 Wired4Women Awards, with Telkom acting as the lead sponsor, backing five of the 13 categories.
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