MTN South Africa has appointed Benjamin Marais as its new chief information officer, effective 1 March 2016. Marais, who joins MTN from Discovery Health, where he served in a similar role, replaces Neil Tomkinson, who is moving into a role at group level
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South Africa’s two biggest mobile networks are gearing up to attend parliamentary hearings on possible regulation of over-the-top services. Vodacom and MTN will attend hearings on 26 January at which
Over-the-top services such as Internet messaging application WhatsApp, are eating Vodacom’s “lunch” but the company has no plan to block the service. This is according to group CEO Shameel Joosub.
MTN Zakhele shareholders felt the impact of the MTN Nigeria fine scandal on Thursday, with the share taking a 26% hit before it had even begun trading on the JSE. After the kudu horn was blown by board chair Sindi Mabaso-Koyana, MTN Zakhele became the first empowerment
South Africa is set for increasing sharing between mobile networks as profitability pressures force compromise, according to the MTN South Africa CEO. Reduced profitability is pushing network
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Mobile operator MTN has fired a shot at popular chat application WhatsApp. The operator fumed at the popularity of chat over-the-top operators. “You have these players which are getting
The roll-out of long-term data packages is part of MTN South Africa’s strategy to raise its profile as a “customer centric” company, said CEO Mteto Nyati. Nyati replaced Ahmad Farroukh earlier this year. Three months into the job, he is motivated for the launch of data bundles that do not expire after
MTN-controlled Internet service provider Afrihost has begun moving its digital subscriber line Internet clients onto a new network it believes will offering superior performance. The new network aggregates upstream bandwidth from a number of providers and has been
The race to wire up South Africa’s suburbs to fibre broadband has led MTN to buy Smart Village from MultiChoice. “MTN has concluded a deal with MultiChoice to acquire Smart Village