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MTN said on Friday that it will increase the price of some of its post-paid plans from 1 May and 1 June.
MTN Group CEO Rob Shuter was paid R42.9-million in the financial year ended 31 December 2018, up from R40.6-million in 2017, while other top executives were also handsomely rewarded.
Shares of MTN Group recovered from their biggest decline in more than five months to close little changed as Nigeria urged a Lagos court not to block a $2-billion penalty it imposed on the mobile carrier.
MTN South Africa has launched a new service on WhatsApp that allows its customers to check their balances, top up their airtime and buy data bundles without having to leave the Facebook-owned messaging app.
MTN Group’s South Sudan unit said it’s investing at least R430-million in revitalising and expanding its operations as a new deal to end a five-year civil war brings relative peace to much of the country.
Eskom’s rolling blackouts are placing severe strain on mobile network operators trying to keep base stations up and running.
MTN Group plans to push ahead with an initial public offering of its Nigeria unit in April or May once Africa’s biggest wireless carrier resolves a $2-billion tax dispute in the country.
Jumia has kick-started a plan to sell shares in New York as the fast-growing Nigerian firm seeks to take advantage of rising Internet access and increasing smartphone use on the continent.
MTN Group has announced it will launch an instant messaging service akin to China’s WeChat and Facebook’s WhatsApp as it seeks to expand revenue from digital services and mobile money.