MTN fraud suspect arrested

A suspect has been arrested in connection with the theft of airtime vouchers worth about R5-million. MTN says it worked closely with the South Africa Police Service to affect the arrest, which comes after an intense internal investigation. “MTN aims to ensure that our...

MTN brings back Nhleko as chairman

MTN will bring Phuthuma Nhleko back as non-executive director and chairman, with effect from today (29 May). The board announced that Cyril Ramaphosa’s retirement as non-executive director and chairman became effective yesterday (28 May). Nhleko previously served as a...

MTN closes in on 200m subscribers

MTN has grown its subscriber base by 4% in the four months to April 2013, reaching 197,4-million mobile subscribers across all its operations. Group revenues increased 5,6% year-on-year for the period. This is according to MTN group president and CEO, Sifiso Dabengwa,...
MTN, Absa tackle SIM swaps

MTN, Absa tackle SIM swaps

The recent spate of high-profile SIM swap fraud cases has prompted MTN and Absa executives to set up a task team to figure out ways to combat the problem.  This team has initiated security measures to protect MTN customers, such as an improved authentication process...

MTN debuts custom YouTube channel

MTN has launched the first “custom channel” in Africa to help users localise YouTube content delivery effectively. While any advertiser can use YouTube, custom channels provide additional powerful features for brands who want to do something beyond the ordinary....