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Minister of Communications Dina Pule today thanked the outgoing members of the Telkom Board of Director for their contribution in turning around Telkom and for their service to the country.

Telkom Chairperson Mr Lazarus Zim, Julia Hope and Jackie Huntley stepped down today, at the conclusion of the Telkom Annual General Meeting. The vacant board seats will be filled in due course.

“We are certain that the Telkom will overcome the challenges it is facing. The most immediate task of the Telkom leadership is to successfully deal with the anti-competitive claims against it. Telkom has to help the country competitiveness by upgrading its infrastructure to deliver high speed broadband for the benefit of our economy” said Minister Pule.

Minister Pule said the process to find a lasting and sustainable turnaround solution for Telkom was still within the Cabinet process.

“Telkom is well positioned to play its part in the socio-economic development of the country while enjoying a fruitful commercial existence,” she said.