MTN Uganda has announced its intention to float 20% of its shares on the Ugandan Securities Exchange (USE), joining Safaricom as a publicly traded telco in East Africa. Kenyans and other East Africa citizens will be able to purchase shares into a fifth of MTN Uganda, which has been the largest taxpayer in Uganda over […]
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MTN and instant EFT solution provider Ozow have partnered to allow customers to purchase data and airtime through WhatsApp. “Giving customers the ability to transact seamlessly on WhatsApp is a gamechanger in South Africa. It provides a seamless way to stay connected, in touch and in tune, while being simple and secure. Most importantly it […]
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In order to support the federal government’s drive towards the National Identification Number (NIN) registration, MTN has introduced new initiatives that will increase capacity to provide enrolment services across its customer interaction touch points, which include rural locations. MTN said the initiatives would support a reliable and sustainable national identity management system for the country, […]
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Mobile telecommunications operator,MTN, Africa’s leading mobile network, has announced a donation of US$25 million to support the African Union’s COVID-19 vaccination programme. The donation will help secure up to seven million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for health workers across the continent, which will contribute to the vaccination initiative of the Africa Centres for Disease […]
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MTN recently announced that it is rewarding its users that download the Covid-19 Alert South Africa app with 1GB of data that is valid for one hour. The telecommunications company said the following in a statement: “In an effort to rally South Africans to download and use the Covid-19 Alert South Africa app, MTN has […]
Read MoreNigeria’s telecoms data has seen a 4.59% growth in their Q2 to Q3 voice subscriptions, with actual subscriber numbers going from 196 242 456 to 205 252 058. This is according to the executive summary of the report entitled, “Telecoms Data: Active Voice and Internet per State, Porting and Tariff Information,” that the National Bureau […]
Read MorePan-Africa telecoms group MTN has appointed Ferdi Moolman as group chief risk officer and he will vacate his current position as MTN Nigeria CEO with effect from 1 March 2021. Moolman will be replaced by Karl Toriola in Nigeria, who will take over as CEO in MTN’s most lucrative market. In a statement to the […]
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MTN Group has announced that the current group CFO of MTN Group, Ralph Mupita, has been appointed as the new group president and CEO with effect from 1 September 2020. Ralph has served as the MTN Group CFO since April 2017 and has played a critical role in the development and execution of the group’s […]
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Digital Pay-TV company, StarTimes Nigeria, has entered into a strategic digital content sharing partnership that provides MTN subscribers access to a wide range of interesting movies, series, and sports via the StarTimes ON Application platform. According to a statement by the company, with the partnership, StarTimes would provide over 100 channels and video-on-demand content to […]
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Econet Global is interested in purchasing a telecommunications licence in Ethiopia, reports TechCentral. The company, founded by Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa, could be one of the first foreign investors to do so since the industry opened up. According to the report, the “Horn of African nation has announced plans to sell as much as 49% […]
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