26 Apr 2013 00:00 - Lisa Steyn Companies scramble for frequency bands as policy delays halt the fast network roll-out.
27 Mar 2013 11:16 - Gadget Vodacom has responded to MTN's campaign around a 2c per second prepaid call rate by introducing the same rate across all networks, with a twist.
15 Feb 2013 00:00 - Rowan Philp , Craig McKune , A US computer salesperson who supplied sensitive equipment to MTN's mobile network in Iran has been jailed for violating US economic sanctions.
15 Feb 2013 03:09 - Amabhungane Reporter According to an online profile of a man stating that he works for MTN Irancell as an IT operator, his employer, Patco, is MTN Irancell's IT partner.
08 Feb 2013 00:00 - Craig McKune The report is replete with examples of how MTN's well-connected executives intervened to influence South African diplomacy in its favour.
02 Feb 2013 06:58 - Sapa-AFP An independent investigation has exonerated mobile giant MTN from graft in an Iran tender, the firm has said.
30 Jan 2013 09:18 - Arthur Goldstuck On the eve of BlackBerry 10 launch in South Africa, waiting lists for the Apple iPhone 5 have vanished and all suppliers are fully stocked.
22 Dec 2012 19:15 - Salisu Rabiu , Yinka Ibukun , Authorities have blamed a radical Islamist sect for twin suicide car bombings targeting two major mobile phone companies
in Nigeria.
30 Nov 2012 00:00 - Chantelle Benjamin Eyebrows have been raised at possible corporate breaches around the purchase of Shanduka Group's minority stake in MTN Nigeria.
26 Oct 2012 00:00 - Franz Krüger News reports have two very different audiences: most readers read with the interest of an outside observer - sometimes more, sometimes less.
12 Oct 2012 00:00 - Louise Redvers The long-running row between MTN Swaziland and the country's telecommunications operator has grown into what's been dubbed a "constitutional crisis".
10 Oct 2012 11:20 - Duncan McLeod Vodacom has begun selling 4G services based on long-term evolution technology but coverage is extremely limited - for now.
07 Sep 2012 00:00 - Rowan Philp A major US lobby group's shock advertising campaign, alleging that MTN is "profiting from torture" in Iran, has been blocked by local agencies.
20 Jul 2012 12:07 - Lloyd Gedye If anyone needs confirmation that there is a price war going on in SA's cellphone sector, a quick look at last Sunday's newspapers will confirm it.
12 Jul 2012 15:05 - Sapa The DA has called for the suspension of diplomat Abdul Minty over claims emerging from a legal challenge to cellphone giant MTN's operations in Iran.
11 Jul 2012 19:36 - Staff Reporter Former ambassador to Iran Yusuf Saloojee has been suspended from his position at the department of international relations and cooperation.
03 Jul 2012 14:02 - Reuters MTN has asked a US court to dismiss a $4.2-billion suit brought by rival Turkcell after alleged underhand tactics to obtain an Iranian mobile license.
15 Jun 2012 07:54 - Craig McKune & Sam Sole Turkcell has accused MTN of orchestrating a "cover-up" into claims that the South Africans bribed and influence-peddled their way into Iran in 2005.
05 Jun 2012 14:03 - Reuters The Hawks have opened an investigation into allegations of corruption at MTN relating to its purchase of a mobile licence in Iran.
31 May 2012 00:00 The 2012 MTN Bushfire Festival drew record crowds of nearly 20 000 people. The multi-faceted music and arts festival draws artists from around the globe.
