South Africa’s two biggest MVNOs have a lot in common. What separates them is who banks with them.
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CEO Ferdi Moolman says MTN’s home market shares almost none of the economics of its other operations.
Synergies between the two AIIM-backed networks are being assessed, though no transaction is confirmed yet.
Lesaka Southern Africa CEO Lincoln Mali says merchant division growth will return only in the second half of FY2027.
Under MTN’s new wholesale model, an MVNO that wants aggressive retail pricing can have it, but there’s a catch.
Co-CEO Brett Levy named the single point of exposure when asked about MTN’s push for direct relationships with the banks.
MTN alone has been pushing 90 million Sim cards a year, and says the base is riddled with bad registrations.
Cell C CEO Jorge Mendes has told TechCentral that the big two would cannibalise themselves chasing MVNOs.
New MTN South Africa CEO Ferdi Moolman wants R4-billion to R6-billion in savings by 2029 via a “structural reset”.
A significant rise in MTN’s share price has led to long-term share incentives vesting at much higher values.









