Court rules against Telkom in BEE case
Decision to grant state telecom firm BEE facilitator status judged to be unlawful
20 July 2020 - 20:23
In a victory for its competitors, technology and telecom operator Telkom has lost the special status that freed it from having to meet BEE requirements when competing for contracts.
The high court in Pretoria has ruled in favour of Altron and MTN that a decision in 2019 by the department of trade & industry to grant BEE facilitator status to Telkom and its subsidiary BCX was unlawful...
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