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Competition Commission: MTN & Vodacom data prices are anti-poor, not sustainable
The commission said these companies were interested in making a profit than providing reasonable prices to consumers.
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MTN, Cell C expand roaming agreement
The deal with MTN puts a dampener on a takeover bid by South Africa’s fourth-biggest carrier Telkom, 40% owned by the state, made on Friday. Telkom has tried to buy Cell C a number of times before.
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MTN to stay in Nigeria despite xenophobia retaliation attacks
MTN closed its retail operations and headquarters in the west African country after four franchise outlets were damaged.
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MTN heads to court over R5m fine in WhatsApp bundle case
The network has been slapped with a R5 million fine for failing to notify authorities in time before hiking the price of its 1GB monthly WhatsApp bundle.
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MTN fined for hiking WhatsApp data bundle price
The network appeared before Icasa's complaints and compliance committee earlier this year for increasing the price of the bundle to R30.
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MTN Nigeria launches money transfer service
Nigeria said last year it would allow telecom companies to provide banking services, aiming to give millions of Nigerians without bank accounts access to mobile money services.
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MTN forced to shut down 53 towers over vandalism
A number of towers have been affected over the past few months with thieves stealing batteries.
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MTN raises R2.1bn in divestment plan
MTN is in the middle of reviewing its presence in some markets alongside investments in e-commerce platforms as part of a plan to streamline the company into a focused operator in high-growth markets in the Middle East and Africa.
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MTN close to paying off 330bn naira fine in Nigeria - NCC
The final 55 billion naira payment from MTN, Africa’s largest telecommunications firm, to the Nigerian government is due at the end of the month, the Nigerian Communications Commission said in a statement.
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MTN Nigeria eyes debt and equity sale after stock market listing
Nigeria, MTN’s biggest market with 52.3 million users in 2017, accounts for a third of the South African group’s annual core profit, but it has faced problems in the country in recent years.
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MTN appoints Mcebisi Jonas as next chairperson
Jonas will assume the position of chairman of MTN Group effective on 15 December once Chairman Phuthuma Nhleko steps down, MTN said in a statement.
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Can MTN, Vodacom face legal action over Competition Commission findings?
The Competition Commission's Jason Aproskie said there was a possibility of a legal route later because they hope these providers could consider lowering their data prices.
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Here’s how much MTN & Vodacom charge for data in other countries
The inquiry by the Competition Commission looked at Vodacom and MTN prices in countries such as Lesotho, Nigeria and Rwanda after South Africans persistently complained about the high prices they were being charged.
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Vodacom, MTN fleecing SA consumers, especially the poor - Competition Commission
Data bundles price overcharging is especially acute for poor consumers who typically use small, prepaid bundles.
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MTN dumps 'Afrikaans is Groot' fest over Steve Hofmeyr outcry
South Africans on social media, including Gauteng Education MEC Panyaza Lesufi, called on sponsors such as MTN and other big brands to pull out and disassociate themselves with the racist Hofmeyr.
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MTN to raise $1bn from asset sales, profit surges
MTN is reviewing its operations in some markets and its investments in e-commerce platforms, as part of a plan to focus on high-growth markets in the Middle East and Africa.
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MTN flags up to 90% jump in 2018 profit
The company agreed in 2016 to pay $1.7 billion over three years to settle a dispute over unregistered SIM cards.
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MTN denies paying bribes to secure Iranian cellphone licence
Turkcell has accused MTN of paying bribes to South African and Iranian officials to secure the multibillion-dollar contract.
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Nigerian court adjourns MTN case until 26 March
MTN faces the demand from the country’s attorney general, a claim which the company has said is without merit.
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MTN expects 20% boost to 2018 earnings per share
Africa’s biggest mobile phone operator reported headline earnings per share of 182 cents and attributable earnings per share of 246 cents for the prior financial year.
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[LISTEN] Who actually invented the ‘Please Call Me’ SMS service?
Talk Radio 702 presenter Karima Brown speaks to Toby Shapshak, the editor and publisher of 'Stuff' magazine, about his piece stating that the real inventor of the service is, in fact, Ari Kahn, a former MTN consultant.
