Telkom (South Africa)

Telkom SA SOC Limited
TypePublic
JSE: TKG
ISINZAE000044897
IndustryTelecommunications
Founded1991 (1991) – Johannesburg, South Africa
1910 (1910) (as the Department of Posts and Telegraphs)
HeadquartersCenturion, South Africa
Area served
38 countries
Key peopleSello Moloko
(Chairman)
Serame Taukobong
(Group CEO)
ProductsWireless and wireline broadband services
Digital television
Managed services
Web hosting
RevenueIncrease R42.46 billion (2024)
Increase R9.42 billion (2024)
Increase R1.88 billion (2024)
Total assetsIncrease R61.19 billion (2024)
Total equityIncrease R26.17 billion (2024)
Number of employees
9,877 (2024)
DivisionsTelkom Consumer
Telkom Mobile
Telkom Small & Medium Business
SubsidiariesBCX (100%)
Trudon t/a Yellow Pages (64.9%)
Gyro Group (100%)
Openserve (100%)
Swiftnet
Websitewww.telkom.co.za
Telkom has a 100% shareholding of major South African fiber network operator (FNO) Openserve

Telkom (officially Telkom SA SOC Limited) is a South African wireline and wireless telecommunications provider, operating in more than 38 countries across the African continent. Headquartered in Centurion, Telkom is one of South Africa's largest telecommunications companies by annual revenue.

Telkom is listed on the JSE Limited; South Africa's main stock exchange. As of 2024, the company had a market capitalization of R15.3 billion, and employed around 10,000 individuals.