African network provider, MTN announced earlier this month that Djibril Ouattara has been appointed to the position of MTN Ivory Coast CEO, effective 1 November 2019. The appointment follows the departure of former CEO, Freddy Tchala in September. “In...
On Wednesday, 11 September SingularityU South Africa announced the final line up and schedule for the SingularityU South Africa Summit 2019 which will take place on 16 and 17 October 2019 at the Kyalami International Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The...
August 29, 2019 •
Mobile and Telecoms •
Jenna Cook •
Comments Off on Airtel Africa crosses the 100 million active subscribers milestone
Telecommunications service provider, Airtel Africa announced that it has crossed the 100 million consumers mark across its operations. The company, which made the announcement on Wednesday, 28 August 2019, has a presence in 14 countries in Africa, primarily...
biNu, the company responsible for the Moya Messenger app, announced on Wednesday, 21 August 2019, that it’s partnering up with MTN South Africa in a bid to enable mobile subscribers in the country to access certain websites and apps at no charge to mobile...
Mobile analytics company, Opensignal has released a report analysing the mobile network experience in South Africa. The report, utilising 105,883 devices and recording over 259,426,348 measurements from 1 May to 29 July 2019, covers everything from 4G...
South African telecoms provider, MTN announced on Friday, 16 August 2019, that a subsidiary MTN Nigeria Communications PLC has been granted permission to offer financial services by Nigeria’s central bank. The announcement comes after the Nigerian...
On Thursday, 8 August 2019, mobile network operator, MTN announced its results for the six months ended 30 June 2019. The company saw growth of 12 per cent in earnings per share and service revenue grew to just below 10 per cent. Commenting on the...
Cell C has finalised a term sheet detailing a further national roaming agreement with MTN, which is mutually beneficial to both parties. “This agreement lays the groundwork for a broader national roaming agreement, supporting the policy goals of avoiding...
August 6, 2019 •
General, Southern Africa •
Fundi Maseko •
Comments Off on South Africa ranks 117 out of 149 countries in gender wage fairness
In celebration of Women’s Month, Accenture, Nedbank, MTN and Business Engage have partnered to host the 2nd annual Voices of Change event on 08 August that aims to encourage men and women to play leading roles on gender parity in the workplace. It also...
On Tuesday, 30 July 2019, South African network provider, MTN, issued a warning to its customers about two parody social media accounts, namely MTN AWOOF Giveaway and MTN Free Dashout. These fake accounts claim to be official MTN accounts, however, they are...
Network provider, MTN Nigeria, announced on Thursday, 25 July 2019, that Ernest Ndukwe has been appointed Chairman of the board. Ndukwe, a former Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), has since been called ‘Mr....
Network and telecoms provider, MTN, announced on Tuesday, 23 July 2019, that it plans on developing a software-defined Wide-Area Network (SD-WAN) and is re-purposing thousands of sites across the country to harness NarrowBand Internet of Things (NB-IoT)....
July 22, 2019 •
People •
Kojo •
Comments Off on MTN Group appoints new Investor Relations executive
On 22 July 2019, MTN Group announced the appointment of Thato Motlanthe to the position of Executive for Investor Relations. Motlanthe will begin his new role at MTN on 1 September 2019. Motlanthe is preceded by Nik Kershaw who left MTN at the end of May...
South African network provider, Telkom, has been hit with backlash after many customers have taken to social media to vent about the handover process from MTN to Vodacom. In case you missed it, Telkom announced last year that it did not plan to renew its...
On Thursday, 18 July 2019, MTN Group announced the appointment of Yolanda Cuba as new Group Chief Digital and Fintech Officer. She joins MTN Group from Vodacom, where she served as Chief Officer of Strategy and M&A. Prior to her role at Vodacom, Cuba was...
Out There Media (OTM) has created a new division to help deliver humanitarian campaigns worldwide via its platform Mobucks. The platform is said to be connected to mobile network operators globally. ‘Out There Impact’, the newest division’s...
