TechCentral’s editor, Duncan McLeod, sat down with outgoing MTN group interim executive chairman Phuthuma Nhleko on Friday to talk about the past, present and future of the telecommunications giant. Friday is Nhleko’s last day as, in effect, interim
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On TalkCentral this week, Duncan McLeod and Regardt van der Berg talk about television streaming. First, MultiChoice is talking up DStv Now, adding Chromecast support and hinting at a standalone streaming option
Shareholders have voted overwhelmingly in favour of a major shake-up at technology group Altron, ending decades of absolute control by the Venter family and ushering in a new strategic shareholder in the form
Telecommunications & postal services minister Siyabonga Cwele is considering a proposal from six South African telecoms operators, and presented by Deloitte, that, if accepted, could help overcome the impasse between
MTN South Africa CEO Mteto Nyati has resigned to take the reins at Altron. Nyati, formerly MD of Microsoft’s South African subsidiary, will take the reins at Altron from Robbie Venter on 1 July. The surprise move by Nyati, who joined MTN in 2014
MTN has moved quickly to replace the CEO of its South African operation, Mteto Nyati, who is leaving the telecommunications group to take the reins from Robbie Venter as CEO of Altron. Altron announced after markets closed on Tuesday that
MTN Group is gauging investor interest for its first sale of rand-denominated bonds in seven years as Africa’s largest mobile phone operator struggles to repatriate earnings from its Nigerian business. MTN is “approaching the market and we will see
MTN Group on Thursday reported a headline loss of 77c/share for the year ended 31 December 2016 as a perfect storm, headlined by a multibillion-rand fine in Nigeria, its biggest market, culminated in what it has
MTN South Africa CEO Mteto Nyati has said the mobile operator is “comfortable” with its distribution partnership with JSE-listed Blue Label Telecoms, despite the latter’s plan to acquire a 45% stake in mobile
MTN Group has been having a tough time of it in Nigeria, its most lucrative market. Protesters last week vandalised the company’s headquarters in the capital, Abuja, in retaliation for xenophobic