Julius Malema’s Economic Freedom Fighters has threatened to “trash” Vodacom retail stores unless it pays Nkosana Makate, the man who was found by the courts have invented the popular “please call me” service, according to a report.

Stephen van Coller will leave MTN Group at the end of August. Vice president for digital services, data analytics and business development, he has resigned to take up a group CEO position at another JSE-listed company.

MTN Group’s sale of its Cyprus unit is just the start of a broader exit from small or problematic markets, with the Liberian unit leading a number of West African divisions being considered for disposal, according to sources.

South Africa may need far fewer government-subsidised set-top boxes for its digital terrestrial television migration project than originally planned, according to Aldred Dreyer, who heads the project management office.

Mobile industry association the GSMA has warned that high spectrum licence fees are choking economic growth in developing countries.

Liquid Telecom has appointed Ahmad Mokhles as group chief operating officer, a new position within the pan-African telecommunications group.