
Telkom’s balance sheet boosted by Covid-19 lockdown
Telkom has announced that it has reduced costs on its retrenchment exercise by R300-million due to the nationwide lockdown.
- The restructuring process has been reduced from R1.5-billion to almost R1.2-billion
- According to an ITWeb article, “preserving cash and maintaining a flexible balance has become of utmost importance and urgent during the COVID-19 pandemic as the economy is under strain”
- In January, Telkom announced 3 000 jobs will be cut
- In 2019, Telkom said it cut over 2 000 jobs in 2018 and reduced permanent staff by 12.5%
- Telkom yesterday revealed it will not be able to finalise annual results on time
- Telkom said it is in agreement with the government on its efforts to fight COVID-19 and also supports government initiatives to curb the spread of the virus.
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