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Telkom opens 'green' data centre

South African telecoms firm Telkom has launched a new, state-of-the-art, "green" data centre – boasting features such as "virtualisation" and free-air cooling – to take advantage of a local data centre operations market that is expected to grow at around 22% a year.

Call centre investment for Cape Town

London-based firm Teleperformance UK, a leading provider of outsourced call centre services, has announced a major investment that will see the creation of over 2 000 new jobs in South Africa by 2012.

JSE signs up for responsible investment

The JSE is one of the first stock exchanges worldwide to become a signatory to the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment, which guide investors in taking environmental, social and corporate governance issues into account when investing.

Stanbank launches currency warrants

Standard Bank has launched JSE-listed currency reference warrants, a first for the South African market, in response to the growing popularity of currency trading in the country.

British research firm opens SA office

UK-based communications research company Informa Telecoms & Media is to open a new office in Johannesburg, giving it direct access to the fast-growing African telecommunications market.

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