UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of: November 2008
001-31609
(Commission File Number)
Telkom SA Limited
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Telkom Towers North
152 Proes Street
Pretoria 0002
The Republic of South Africa
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover
Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
Form 20-F
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Form 40-F
o
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by
Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
o
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by
Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):
o
Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained on this Form, the
registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b)
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes
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No
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If “Yes” is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection
with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-
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On November 10, 2008 Telkom SA Limited (“Telkom”) announced that it has entered into
agreements to acquire 100% of MWEB Africa Limited and 75% of MWEB Namibia (Proprietary) Limited for
US$63 million. A copy of the announcement is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated
herein by reference.
On November 10, 2008, Telkom announced the appointment of Mr. Peter Nelson as Chief Financial
Officer and director of Telkom with effect from December 8, 2008. A copy of the announcement is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.
On November 11, 2008, Vodacom Group (Proprietary) Limited (unlisted), in which
Telkom has a 50% holding, announced its provisional results for
the six months ended September 30, 2008. A copy the announcement is attached
hereto as Exhibit 99.3 and is incorporated herein by reference.
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
All of the statements contained herein and the exhibits incorporated by reference herein, as
well as oral statements that may be made by Telkom or Vodacom, or by officers, directors or
employees acting on their behalf related to such subject matter, that are not statements of
historical facts constitute or are based on forward-looking statements within the meaning of the US
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, specifically Section 27A of the US Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the US Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These
forward-looking statements involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other
factors that could cause Telkom’s or Vodacom’s actual results and outcomes to be materially
different from historical results or from any future results expressed or implied by such
forward-looking statements. Among the factors that could cause Telkom’s or Vodacom’s actual results
or outcomes to differ materially from their expectations are those risks identified in Item 3. “Key
Information-Risk Factors” contained in Telkom’s most recent Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with
the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and its other filings and submissions with the SEC
which are available on Telkom’s website at www.telkom.co.za/ir, including, but not limited to, our
ability to consummate the Vodacom transaction; our ability to successfully implement our mobile
strategy; increased competition in the South African fixed-line, mobile and data communications
markets; our ability to implement our strategy of transforming from basic voice and data
connectivity to fully converged solutions; developments in the regulatory environment; continued
mobile growth and reductions in Vodacom’s and Telkom’s net interconnect margins; Telkom’s and
Vodacom’s ability to expand their operations and make investments and acquisitions in other African
countries and the general economic, political, social and legal conditions in South Africa and in
other countries where Telkom and Vodacom invest; our ability to improve and maintain our management
information and other systems; our ability to attract and retain key personnel and partners; our
inability to appoint a majority of Vodacom’s directors and the consensus approval rights at Vodacom
may limit our flexibility and ability to implement our preferred strategies; Vodacom’s continued
payment of dividends or distributions to us; our negative working capital; changes in technology
and delays in the implementation of new technologies; our ability to reduce theft, vandalism,
network and payphone fraud and lost revenue to non-licensed operators; the amount of damages Telkom
is ultimately required to pay to Telcordia Technologies Incorporated; the outcome of regulatory,
legal and arbitration proceedings, including tariff approvals, and the outcome of Telkom’s hearings
before the Competition Commission and others; any requirements that we unbundle the local loop, our
ability to negotiate favorable terms, rates and conditions for the provision of interconnection
services and facilities leasing services or if ICASA finds that we or Vodacom have significant
market power or otherwise imposes unfavorable terms and conditions on us; our ability to implement
and recover the substantial capital and operational costs associated with carrier preselection,
number portability and the monitoring, interception and customer registration requirements
contained in the South African Regulation of Interception of Communications and Provisions of
Communication-Related Information Act and the impact of these requirements on our business;
Telkom’s ability to comply with the South African Public Finance Management Act and South African
Public Audit Act and the impact of the Municipal Property Rates Act and the impact of these
requirements on our business; fluctuations in the value of the Rand and inflation rates; the impact
of unemployment, poverty, crime, HIV infection, labor laws and labor relations, exchange control restrictions and power outages in South Africa; and other
matters not yet known to us or not currently considered material by us.
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We caution you not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. All written
and oral forward-looking statements attributable to Telkom or Vodacom, or persons acting on their
behalf, are qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. Moreover, unless Telkom or
Vodacom is required by law to update these statements, they will not necessarily update any of
these statements after the date hereof, either to conform them to actual results or to changes in
their expectation.
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