The first-ever high-demand frequency spectrum auction, a tussle for Telkom, and a big step towards rescuing Cell C were among the most significant events in the South African mobile network …
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MTN considering divesting some of it’s smaller operations in West Africa
MTN Group Ltd. is considering divesting some of its smaller operations in West Africa as its focuses on core markets, people familiar with the matter said. Africa’s biggest mobile phone …
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MTN GlobalConnect lands 2Africa undersea cable in South Africa
The world’s longest undersea cable, 2Africa, has made landfall at Yzerfontein and is linked to its cable landing station at Duynefontein near Cape Town. MTN GlobalConnect officially announced the landing …
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Advertising Regulatory Board accuses MTN for misleading advertisement on limited-stock specials
The Advertising Regulatory Board has ruled against MTN regarding a complaint about misleading advertising for the Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 smartphone. Complainant Dianne Barnard upgraded two of her contracts telephonically, …
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MTN Ghana to deactivate quarter of it’s subscriber’s SIM cards on Thursday
MTN Ghana, which is Africa’s largest mobile operator’s third-most lucrative market, is bracing for the potential deactivation of a quarter of its subscriber’s SIM cards on Thursday, as it looks …
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MTN in a war against SARS for potentially double-dipping VAT on airtime
MTN and South African Revenue Services (SARS) are battling a case where the mobile network operator demands clarity about how VAT should apply to airtime vouchers according to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC) …
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FIRS briefs MTN, Airtel and commercial banks on the collection of VAT
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) has appointed telecommunications giants, MTN and Airtel, as well as commercial banks or deposit money banks in Nigeria to withhold Value Added Tax (VAT) …
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MTN South Africa releases update on service revenue
MTN South Africa has published its quarterly trading update for the three months ended September 2022, revealing that service revenue grew by just 2.2% year-on-year in South Africa. For the third …
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MTN South Africa revenue grow by 2.2% yearly and hit by Cell C rescue and load-shedding
MTN has published its quarterly trading update for the three months ended September 2022, revealing that service revenue grew by just 2.2% year-on-year in South Africa. For the third quarter of 2022 …
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MTN Ghana to increase service revenue by a quarter
MTN’s Mobile Money (MoMo) service in Ghana is taking a hit from the introduction of a levy on electronic transfers which came into effect in May, with revenue from person-to-person …