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South Africa:
Why Was MTN's Social and Ethics Committee Only Established Two Years After the Crackdown On Political Opposition in Iran?
DA, 7 May 2012
The response by Mr Sifiso Dabengwa, Chief Executive Officer of the MTN Group (Ltd), to my request for information concerning alleged human rights violations raises more questions… Read more »
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South Africa:
SAHRC Must Investigate MTN for Possible Human Rights Violations in Iran
DA, 2 April 2012
I will today lodge a request with the South African Human Rights Commission to investigate whether the MTN Group (Ltd) may be directly or indirectly responsible for human rights… Read more »
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South Africa:
The Hawks Must Investigate Corruption Allegations Against MTN
DA, 30 March 2012
The Democratic Alliance (DA) believes that the very serious allegations of corruption made against MTN, in a US$ 4 billion lawsuit launched by Turkcell in the United States… Read more »
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Liberia:
Lonestar Cell MTN Exceeds 1 Million Customers
New Dawn, 29 March 2012
Lonestar Cell MTN Group here has announced that it has exceeded 1million costumers mark based on Audit Results for the year-end 2011 conducted by the MTN group globally. The MTN… Read more »
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Nigeria:
MTN Gets Licences in Benin, Cote d'Ivoire
This Day, 29 March 2012
MTN has been awarded Universal Licence in Benin Republic and Third Generation (3G Licence) in Cote d'Ivoire, promising that subscribers in both countries will begin to enjoy… Read more »
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Uganda:
Western Union, MTN Launch Mobile Money Transfer Service
Western Union, 28 March 2012
The Western Union Company (NYSE: WU) and MTN Group (JSE: MTN) today announced the launch of a mobile money transfer service in Uganda, allowing MTN customers to send and receive… Read more »
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Uganda:
Our Agents Don't Demand Money to Register SIM Cards - MTN
Independent (Kampala), 28 March 2012
MTN Uganda has distanced its self from the talk that customers registering their Sim cards are paying money. Read more »
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Africa:
MTN Improves in Global Rankings, Tops Continent Again
New Times, 24 March 2012
MOBILE Telecommunications Network (MTN) has moved up 12 places to the 188th position in the world's most valuable brand rankings, maintaining its position as Africa's only company… Read more »
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South Africa:
Govt Won't Probe MTN Corruption Claims in Iran
Biz-Community, 20 March 2012
South Africa will not probe allegations that mobile operator MTN paid bribes to win a licence in Iran, in exchange for Pretoria backing Tehran's nuclear programme, the foreign… Read more »
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Uganda:
Firm to Inject U.S.$1 Million Mobile Money Study
EA Business, 12 March 2012
MTN Uganda, the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) and Grameen Foundation have announced plans to introduce a new initiative to research and develop mobile financial… Read more »