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line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Ticker_symbol" title="Ticker symbol">Traded as</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/JSE_Limited" title="JSE Limited">JSE</a>: <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jse.co.za/search?keys=MTN&f%5B0%5D=instrument_type%3A853">MTN</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Industry</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="/wiki/Telecommunications" title="Telecommunications">Telecommunications</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">1994<span class="noprint">; 31 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1994</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="ib-company-locality locality"><a href="/wiki/Johannesburg" title="Johannesburg">Johannesburg</a></div>, <div class="ib-company-country country-name">South Africa</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Area served</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Africa</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Key people</div></th><td class="infobox-data agent"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mcebisi_Jonas" title="Mcebisi Jonas">Mcebisi Jonas</a><br /><span style="font-size: 85%;">(Non-Executive chairman)</span></li><li>Serigne Dioum<br /><span style="font-size: 85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Chief_Executive_Officer" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Executive Officer">CEO</a>)</span></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Products</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/GSM" title="GSM">GSM</a>-related products <br /><a href="/wiki/Internet_service_provider" title="Internet service provider">Internet services</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Revenue</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/20px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/40px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span><a href="/wiki/South_African_rand" title="South African rand">R</a>179.361 billion (US$12.14 billion, 2020)</li><li><a href="/wiki/South_African_rand" title="South African rand">R</a>151.460 billion (US$10.25 billion, 2019)<sup id="cite_ref-MTN_2020_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MTN_2020-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Earnings_before_interest_and_taxes" title="Earnings before interest and taxes">Operating income</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/20px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/40px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> US$5.22 billion (2015)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/Net_income" title="Net income">Net income</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/20px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/40px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> US$3.345 billion (2015)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Asset" title="Asset">Total assets</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/20px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/40px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> US$13.762 billion (2015)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Equity_(finance)" title="Equity (finance)">Total equity</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Increase"><img alt="Increase" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/20px-Increase2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b0/Increase2.svg/40px-Increase2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300" /></span></span> US$12.433 billion (2015)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Number of employees</div></th><td class="infobox-data">19,288 (2020)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Subsidiary" title="Subsidiary">Subsidiaries</a></th><td class="infobox-data">visafone <br /> SuperSonic</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.mtn.com">www<wbr />.mtn<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MTN_Mobile_south_africa_shop.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/MTN_Mobile_south_africa_shop.jpg/220px-MTN_Mobile_south_africa_shop.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/MTN_Mobile_south_africa_shop.jpg/330px-MTN_Mobile_south_africa_shop.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/MTN_Mobile_south_africa_shop.jpg/440px-MTN_Mobile_south_africa_shop.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="660" /></a><figcaption>MTN mobile shop in South Africa</figcaption></figure> <p><b>MTN Group Limited</b> (formerly <b>M-Cell</b>)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South African</a> <a href="/wiki/Multinational_corporation" title="Multinational corporation">multinational corporation</a> and mobile <a href="/wiki/Telecommunications" title="Telecommunications">telecommunications</a> provider. Its head office is in <a href="/wiki/Johannesburg" title="Johannesburg">Johannesburg</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MTN is among the <a href="/wiki/List_of_mobile_network_operators" title="List of mobile network operators">largest mobile network operators in the world</a>, and the largest in <a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">Africa</a>. </p><p>MTN is active in over 20 countries including Asian countries like Syria, with one-third of company revenue generated in <a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a>, where it held about 35 percent market share in 2016,<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 289.1 million subscribers in December 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>MTN Group is the primary <a href="/wiki/Sponsorship" class="mw-redirect" title="Sponsorship">sponsor</a> of the <a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa national rugby union team</a> and sponsors English football club <a href="/wiki/Manchester_United_F.C." title="Manchester United F.C.">Manchester United</a> and <a href="/wiki/Zambian" class="mw-redirect" title="Zambian">Zambian</a> Super League. The Nigerian subsidiary of the group also has an existing sponsorship deal with the <a href="/wiki/Nigeria_Football_Federation" title="Nigeria Football Federation">Nigerian Football Federation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-MTN_2020_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MTN_2020-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=MTN_Group&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The company was founded in 1994 as M-Cell with assistance from the South African government.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1995, it replaced its then CEO, John Beck, with Robert (Bob) Chaphe and founder Leena Jaitley.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2001, the company reported that its controlling shareholder was Johnnic Holdings, and the chairperson was <a href="/wiki/Irene_Charnley" title="Irene Charnley">Irene Charnley</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2002, <a href="/wiki/Phuthuma_Nhleko" title="Phuthuma Nhleko">Phuthuma Nhleko</a> became the CEO,<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> replacing then-CEO Paul Edwards, who had invested in expansion to Nigeria.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>MTN's competitors in <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a> include <a href="/wiki/Vodacom" title="Vodacom">Vodacom</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cell_C" title="Cell C">Cell C</a> and <a href="/wiki/Telkom_Mobile" title="Telkom Mobile">Telkom Mobile</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 2008, <a href="/wiki/Bharti_Airtel" title="Bharti Airtel">Bharti Airtel</a>, an India-based telecommunications company, explored the possibility of buying MTN Group.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Reliance_Communications" title="Reliance Communications">Reliance Communications</a> was also in talks with MTN for a "potential combination of their businesses".<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In July, the two companies ended discussions regarding the merger.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2008, MTN Group agreed to purchase Verizon Business South Africa, which was a provider of data services to customers in South Africa and four other African countries.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The acquisition was completed on 28 February 2009.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 26 June 2009, MTN Group's subsidiary merged with <a href="/wiki/BICS_(company)" title="BICS (company)">Belgacom International Carrier Services</a> (BICS), a subsidiary of <a href="/wiki/Belgacom" class="mw-redirect" title="Belgacom">Belgacom</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The combined subsidiary functioned as the international gateway for carrier services of MTN.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In October 2012, MTN announced a partnership with <a href="/wiki/Afrihost" title="Afrihost">Afrihost</a> to provide <a href="/wiki/Digital_subscriber_line" title="Digital subscriber line">DSL</a> Broadband services in Africa.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 2012, South African <a href="/wiki/Holding_company" title="Holding company">holding company</a> <a href="/wiki/Shanduka_Group" title="Shanduka Group">Shanduka Group</a> acquired a minority stake in MTN Group's Nigeria business for $335 million.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MTN_Mast_in_kaduna_state1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/MTN_Mast_in_kaduna_state1.jpg/250px-MTN_Mast_in_kaduna_state1.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="267" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/MTN_Mast_in_kaduna_state1.jpg/330px-MTN_Mast_in_kaduna_state1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/MTN_Mast_in_kaduna_state1.jpg/500px-MTN_Mast_in_kaduna_state1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3120" data-file-height="4160" /></a><figcaption>MTN mast in Kaduna State</figcaption></figure> <p>In 2014, the company sold its <a href="/wiki/Radio_masts_and_towers" title="Radio masts and towers">tower</a> portfolios in <a href="/wiki/C%C3%B4te_d%E2%80%99Ivoire" class="mw-redirect" title="Côte d’Ivoire">Côte d’Ivoire</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cameroon" title="Cameroon">Cameroon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Zambia" title="Zambia">Zambia</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rwanda" title="Rwanda">Rwanda</a> to <a href="/wiki/IHS_Towers" title="IHS Towers">IHS Towers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> That year, MTN was named to the 2014 BrandZ Top 100 Most Valuable Global Brand rankings and named the Most Admired and Most Valuable Brand in Africa,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> retaining the latter ranking in 2015.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> IHS Towers later acquired MTN South Africa’s towers, in 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2016, the company appointed Rob Shuter as <a href="/wiki/Chief_executive_officer" title="Chief executive officer">CEO</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who was succeeded on 1 September 2020 by <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Mupita" title="Ralph Mupita">Ralph Mupita</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In May 2023, in support of the company's "Ambition 2025" plan to structurally separate its fibre business; MTN rebranded subsidiary MTN GlobalConnect as Bayobab, operating as Bayobab Fibre and Bayobab Communication.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On March 14, 2024, several undersea cables were cut, disrupting service for the Africa Coast to Europe.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Bayobab repaired the disabled ACE and WASC lines during the following week.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="MTN_Ghana_IPO">MTN Ghana IPO</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=MTN_Group&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: MTN Ghana IPO"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sim_Card_Registration_by_MTN_Ghana.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Sim_Card_Registration_by_MTN_Ghana.jpg/220px-Sim_Card_Registration_by_MTN_Ghana.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Sim_Card_Registration_by_MTN_Ghana.jpg/330px-Sim_Card_Registration_by_MTN_Ghana.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6c/Sim_Card_Registration_by_MTN_Ghana.jpg/440px-Sim_Card_Registration_by_MTN_Ghana.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4000" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>MTN Sim Card re-registration in <a href="/wiki/Accra" title="Accra">Accra</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ghana" title="Ghana">Ghana</a></figcaption></figure> <p>On 31 May 2018, MTN Ghana launched its initial public offering (IPO).<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The IPO closed on 31 July 2019. A total of up to 4,637,394,533 ordinary shares of MTN Ghana, representing 35% of its equity was offered to qualifying applicants. This was part of the agreement between MTN Ghana and Ghana's <a href="/wiki/National_Communications_Authority" title="National Communications Authority">National Communications Authority</a> (NCA) in November, 2015 for MTN Ghana to deploy 4G LTE mobile services to its customers in Ghana.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Among other methods of payments, MTN <a href="/wiki/African_MobileMoney" class="mw-redirect" title="African MobileMoney">mobile money</a> was included as a payment option for the MTN share offer subscription. This was the first time mobile money had been used as a payment method in an IPO.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The current CEO of MTN Ghana is Mr. <a href="/wiki/Selorm_Adadevoh" title="Selorm Adadevoh">Selorm Adadevoh</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="MTN_Shuts_Down_Stores">MTN Shuts Down Stores</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=MTN_Group&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: MTN Shuts Down Stores"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 23 February 2017, Nigerian protestors attacked a MTN office in <a href="/wiki/Abuja" title="Abuja">Abuja</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a> as a counterattack due to violence targeted against Nigerians in South Africa.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In September 2019 MTN began closing stores in Nigeria and some of their stores in <a href="/wiki/Johannesburg" title="Johannesburg">Johannesburg</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a> due to rioting, looting, and attacks on some of their facilities.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Geoffrey_Onyeama" title="Geoffrey Onyeama">Geoffrey Onyeama</a> the Nigerian Foreign Minister stated at a press briefing on 4 September 2019, that MTN group along with Shoprite, stated that the targeted South African stores in Nigeria are "subsidiaries that are owned by Nigerians." And that "the property owned by Nigerians within Nigeria and the people working there are Nigerians."<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Lai_Mohammed" title="Lai Mohammed">Lai Mohammed</a>, Nigeria's Minister of Information and Culture, reported that some of the South African companies that were attacked in Nigeria have Nigerian investors owning significant amounts of stakes, and Nigerian employees.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>MTN has stated that they will continue to do business in Nigeria.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Services">Services</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=MTN_Group&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Services"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In March 2019 MTN launched a <a href="/wiki/WhatsApp" title="WhatsApp">WhatsApp</a> channel to let its customers buy airtime and data bundles through the messaging app.<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Customers can also check their balances and store their credit or <a href="/wiki/Debit_card" title="Debit card">debit cards</a> in the app for future purchases. The service is provided by another South African company, Clickatell.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In the same year, MTN launched a communication platform <a href="/wiki/Ayoba_(company)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ayoba (company)">ayoba</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-51" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Cyprus_branch_re-branding">Cyprus branch re-branding</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=MTN_Group&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Cyprus branch re-branding"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>MTN sold its <a href="/wiki/Cyprus" title="Cyprus">Cyprus</a> branch to <a href="/wiki/Monaco_Telecom" title="Monaco Telecom">Monaco Telecom</a> for €260 million in July 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-52" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was later re-branded as Epic in June 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-53" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-54" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In December 2019, former Deputy Finance Minister of the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_South_Africa" title="Government of South Africa">Government of South Africa</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mcebisi_Jonas" title="Mcebisi Jonas">Mcebisi Jonas</a>, was appointed as the board chairperson of the company.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Middle_East_exodus">Middle East exodus</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=MTN_Group&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Middle East exodus"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In August 2020, MTN decided to sell its shares in <a href="/wiki/Syria" title="Syria">Syria</a>, <a href="/wiki/Afghanistan" title="Afghanistan">Afghanistan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yemen" title="Yemen">Yemen</a>, and to divest its 49% minority holding in <a href="/wiki/Irancell" class="mw-redirect" title="Irancell">Irancell</a> over time. The company's decision was based on the fact that their assets in the Middle East contributed less than 4% to group earnings in the first half of the year.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MTN Group has transferred its majority 82.8% shareholding in MTN Yemen to Emerald International Investment, thereby exiting the market.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sale_of_stake_in_Jumia">Sale of stake in Jumia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=MTN_Group&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Sale of stake in Jumia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 30 October 2020, MTN made public the sale of their shares in the e-commerce brand <a href="/wiki/Jumia" title="Jumia">Jumia</a>. The sale was worth 142.31 million dollars.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="MTN_Mastercard_Collaboration">MTN Mastercard Collaboration</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=MTN_Group&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: MTN Mastercard Collaboration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In February 2021, the MTN Group partnered with <a href="/wiki/Mastercard" title="Mastercard">Mastercard</a> to ensure safe and secure global e-commerce payments of their customer base in 16 African countries. A Mastercard virtual payment platform, that is linked to MTN MoMo (Mobile Money) wallets makes this possible.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mobile_Money_spin-off">Mobile Money spin-off</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=MTN_Group&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Mobile Money spin-off"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In March 2021, MTN CEO <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Mupita" title="Ralph Mupita">Ralph Mupita</a> announced during the company's annual results call that the group was now considering spinning off its mobile money activities. "We see a separation and carve out of our fintech business as something that we have to do”.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In April 2021, he estimated the value of the group's mobile money arm to at least US$5 to 6 billion.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Technology">Technology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=MTN_Group&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Technology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:5G_Cell_Tower_in_Johannesburg.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/5G_Cell_Tower_in_Johannesburg.jpg/220px-5G_Cell_Tower_in_Johannesburg.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="315" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/5G_Cell_Tower_in_Johannesburg.jpg/330px-5G_Cell_Tower_in_Johannesburg.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/5G_Cell_Tower_in_Johannesburg.jpg/440px-5G_Cell_Tower_in_Johannesburg.jpg 2x" data-file-width="895" data-file-height="1280" /></a><figcaption>MTN <a href="/wiki/5G" title="5G">5G</a> <a href="/wiki/Cell_site" title="Cell site">Cell site</a> in <a href="/wiki/Johannesburg" title="Johannesburg">Johannesburg</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a></figcaption></figure> <p>MTN South Africa provides <a href="/wiki/GSM" title="GSM">GSM</a>, <a href="/wiki/UMTS" title="UMTS">UMTS</a>, <a href="/wiki/HSPA%2B" class="mw-redirect" title="HSPA+">HSPA+</a> (21.1 Mbit/s), <a href="/wiki/HSUPA" class="mw-redirect" title="HSUPA">HSUPA</a> (42 Mbit/s, 2100 MHz), <a href="/wiki/Voice_over_IP" title="Voice over IP">VOIP</a>, <a href="/wiki/3G" title="3G">3G</a>, <a href="/wiki/4G" title="4G">4G</a>, <a href="/wiki/LTE_(telecommunication)" title="LTE (telecommunication)">LTE</a> and <a href="/wiki/5G" title="5G">5G</a> services.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 1 December 2011, MTN became the second cellular provider to introduce <a href="/wiki/4G" title="4G">4G</a> and LTE in South Africa<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They were also the first network operator in South Africa to launch a live public 5G network available in <a href="/wiki/Johannesburg" title="Johannesburg">Johannesburg</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cape_Town" title="Cape Town">Cape Town</a> on 30 June 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-65" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-65"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>65<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-66" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-66"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>66<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-67" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-67"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>67<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Coverage">Coverage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=MTN_Group&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Coverage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>MTN acquired <b>Investcom</b>, mainly under the Areeba and Spacetel brands.<sup id="cite_ref-68" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-68"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>68<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of Q2 2024,<sup id="cite_ref-69" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-69"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>69<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> MTN is active in: </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Country</th> <th>Subscribers<br /><small>(in millions)</small></th> <th>Note </th></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Benin.svg/23px-Flag_of_Benin.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Benin.svg/35px-Flag_of_Benin.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0a/Flag_of_Benin.svg/45px-Flag_of_Benin.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Benin </td> <td>7.237 </td> <td>(formerly Investcom) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_Botswana.svg/40px-Flag_of_Botswana.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_Botswana.svg/60px-Flag_of_Botswana.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span>Botswana </td> <td>1.844 </td> <td>(operates under the <a href="/wiki/MASCOM" class="mw-redirect" title="MASCOM">MASCOM</a> brand) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Flag_of_Cameroon.svg/40px-Flag_of_Cameroon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/Flag_of_Cameroon.svg/60px-Flag_of_Cameroon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Cameroon </td> <td>11.492 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Republic of Congo </td> <td>3.556 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Flag_of_Eswatini.svg/23px-Flag_of_Eswatini.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Flag_of_Eswatini.svg/35px-Flag_of_Eswatini.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fb/Flag_of_Eswatini.svg/45px-Flag_of_Eswatini.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Eswatini </td> <td>1.041 </td> <td>(operates under the <a href="/wiki/MTN_Eswatini" class="mw-redirect" title="MTN Eswatini">MTN Eswatini</a> brand)<sup id="cite_ref-70" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-70"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>70<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/23px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/35px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Flag_of_Ghana.svg/45px-Flag_of_Ghana.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Ghana </td> <td>28.358 </td> <td>(formerly Areeba) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_Guinea.svg/23px-Flag_of_Guinea.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_Guinea.svg/35px-Flag_of_Guinea.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_Guinea.svg/45px-Flag_of_Guinea.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Guinea </td> <td>2.886 </td> <td>(formerly Investcom) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Guinea-Bissau.svg/23px-Flag_of_Guinea-Bissau.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Guinea-Bissau.svg/35px-Flag_of_Guinea-Bissau.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Guinea-Bissau.svg/46px-Flag_of_Guinea-Bissau.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Guinea Bissau </td> <td>2.122 </td> <td>(formerly Investcom) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/40px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Flag_of_Iran.svg/60px-Flag_of_Iran.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="630" data-file-height="360" /></span></span> </span>Iran </td> <td>55.128 </td> <td>(operates under the <a href="/wiki/MTN_Irancell" title="MTN Irancell">MTN Irancell</a> brand) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire.svg/23px-Flag_of_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire.svg/35px-Flag_of_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fe/Flag_of_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire.svg/45px-Flag_of_C%C3%B4te_d%27Ivoire.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Ivory Coast </td> <td>15.922 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_Liberia.svg/40px-Flag_of_Liberia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b8/Flag_of_Liberia.svg/60px-Flag_of_Liberia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1140" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Liberia </td> <td>2.122 </td> <td>(operates under the <a href="/wiki/Lonestar_Cell" title="Lonestar Cell">Lonestar Cell</a> brand) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/23px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/35px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Flag_of_Nigeria.svg/46px-Flag_of_Nigeria.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Nigeria </td> <td>79.393 </td> <td>Has the most MTN Subscribers </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Flag_of_Rwanda.svg/23px-Flag_of_Rwanda.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Flag_of_Rwanda.svg/35px-Flag_of_Rwanda.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/Flag_of_Rwanda.svg/45px-Flag_of_Rwanda.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Rwanda </td> <td>7.501 </td> <td>20 percent owned by <a href="/wiki/Crystal_Telecom_Rwanda" title="Crystal Telecom Rwanda">Crystal Telecom Rwanda</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/40px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/Flag_of_South_Africa.svg/60px-Flag_of_South_Africa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>South Africa </td> <td>38.465 </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Sudan.svg/23px-Flag_of_Sudan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Sudan.svg/35px-Flag_of_Sudan.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Flag_of_Sudan.svg/46px-Flag_of_Sudan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Sudan </td> <td>7.792 </td> <td>(formerly Investcom) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Flag_of_South_Sudan.svg/40px-Flag_of_South_Sudan.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Flag_of_South_Sudan.svg/60px-Flag_of_South_Sudan.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1140" data-file-height="570" /></span></span> </span>South Sudan </td> <td>2.946 </td> <td>(see <a href="/wiki/MTN_South_Sudan" title="MTN South Sudan">MTN South Sudan</a>, formerly Investcom) </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Flag_of_Uganda.svg/23px-Flag_of_Uganda.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Flag_of_Uganda.svg/35px-Flag_of_Uganda.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Flag_of_Uganda.svg/45px-Flag_of_Uganda.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Uganda </td> <td>20.724 (2024)<sup id="cite_ref-71" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-71"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>71<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/MTN_Uganda" title="MTN Uganda">MTN Uganda</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flag_of_Zambia.svg/40px-Flag_of_Zambia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/06/Flag_of_Zambia.svg/60px-Flag_of_Zambia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span>Zambia </td> <td>6.897 </td> <td>MTN Zambia is the mobile network market leader in Zambia with a market share of 44 percent.<sup id="cite_ref-World_Bank_Group_72-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-World_Bank_Group-72"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>72<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="SuperSonic">SuperSonic</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=MTN_Group&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: SuperSonic"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Supersonic is an <a href="/wiki/Internet_service_provider" title="Internet service provider">Internet service provider</a> that was founded in <a href="/wiki/Johannesburg" title="Johannesburg">Johannesburg</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">South Africa</a> in 2018 by MTN Group in <sup id="cite_ref-73" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-73"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>73<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-74" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-74"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>74<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> to provide <a href="/wiki/Fiber_to_the_x" title="Fiber to the x">FTTH</a> (Fibre) Internet services to South African consumers. SuperSonic is owned by MTN Group.<sup id="cite_ref-75" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-75"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>75<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-76" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-76"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>76<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Supersonic provides Fibre through most Service Providers including <a href="/wiki/Openserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Openserve">OpenServe</a> and <a href="/wiki/Vumatel" title="Vumatel">Vumatel</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-77" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-77"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>77<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> SuperSonic also offers “Air Fibre”, a <a href="/wiki/5G" title="5G">5G</a> Based Mobile data service introduced in February 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-78" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-78"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>78<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-79" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-79"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>79<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-80" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-80"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>80<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In July 2021, they were fourth from the bottom of a list of 16 big ISP's that were rated.<sup id="cite_ref-81" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-81"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>81<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sponsorships">Sponsorships</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=MTN_Group&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Sponsorships"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>MTN Group sponsored the <a href="/wiki/CAF_Champions_League" title="CAF Champions League">CAF Champions League</a> <a href="/wiki/Association_football" title="Association football">football</a> competition, as well as <a href="/wiki/APOEL_FC" title="APOEL FC">APOEL FC</a>, winners of the <a href="/wiki/Cypriot_First_Division" title="Cypriot First Division">Cypriot First Division</a> in <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_Cypriot_First_Division" title="2008–09 Cypriot First Division">2009</a>, <a href="/wiki/2010%E2%80%9311_Cypriot_First_Division" title="2010–11 Cypriot First Division">2011</a>, <a href="/wiki/2012%E2%80%9313_Cypriot_First_Division" title="2012–13 Cypriot First Division">2013</a> and <a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_Cypriot_First_Division" title="2013–14 Cypriot First Division">2014</a>, and participants in the <a href="/wiki/2009%E2%80%9310_UEFA_Champions_League" title="2009–10 UEFA Champions League">2009–10</a> and <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_UEFA_Champions_League" title="2011–12 UEFA Champions League">2011–12 UEFA Champions League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-82" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-82"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>82<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 18 March 2010, it was announced that MTN signed a <a href="/wiki/Sponsorship" class="mw-redirect" title="Sponsorship">sponsorship</a> deal with English football club <a href="/wiki/Manchester_United_F.C." title="Manchester United F.C.">Manchester United F.C.</a><sup id="cite_ref-83" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-83"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>83<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>MTN Group has been the title sponsor of the <a href="/wiki/Ghana_FA_Cup" title="Ghana FA Cup">Ghana FA Cup</a>, renaming the competition as MTN FA Cup, since 2010.<sup id="cite_ref-84" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-84"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>84<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Since 2017, MTN Group is the primary sponsor of the <a href="/wiki/South_Africa_national_rugby_union_team" title="South Africa national rugby union team">South Africa national rugby union team</a>. </p><p>From 2013 till date, its foundation - MTN Foundation- has sponsored Nigerian Students with financial and educational grants well over ₦2.5 billion. It gave over 1,000 students across 2 geo-political zones in Nigeria ₦300,000 grant each in October, 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-85" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-85"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>85<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-86" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-86"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>86<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversies">Controversies</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=MTN_Group&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Controversies"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Iran">Iran</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=MTN_Group&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Iran"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>MTN has been criticised for its activities in Iran's <a href="/wiki/Communications_in_Iran" title="Communications in Iran">telecommunications sector</a>. MTN has a 49 percent stake in government-controlled <a href="/wiki/MTN_Irancell" title="MTN Irancell">MTN Irancell</a>, the second-largest mobile phone operator in <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a>, and 21 percent of MTN's subscriber base is from the country. In January 2012, the US-based advocacy group <a href="/wiki/United_Against_Nuclear_Iran" title="United Against Nuclear Iran">United Against Nuclear Iran</a> (UANI) launched a campaign publicly calling for MTN to scale back its operations in Iran and end its business in the country. UANI alleges that MTN technology is "enabling the Iranian government to locate and track individual cellphone users which it says is a violation of users' human rights".<sup id="cite_ref-87" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-87"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>87<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2012, <a href="/wiki/Reuters" title="Reuters">Reuters</a> and the <a href="/wiki/BBC" title="BBC">BBC</a> reported an allegation by Chris Kilowan, a former executive for the company in Iran, that MTN Group may have been complicit in securing American telecommunications technology from <a href="/wiki/Sun_Microsystems" title="Sun Microsystems">Sun Microsystems</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hewlett-Packard" title="Hewlett-Packard">Hewlett-Packard</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cisco_Systems" class="mw-redirect" title="Cisco Systems">Cisco Systems</a> on behalf of Irancell, in violation of trade sanctions against Iran. <a href="/wiki/Oracle_Corporation" title="Oracle Corporation">Oracle</a>, which owns Sun Microsystems, said that it was investigating and denied involvement, saying that it complies with US export laws. Hewlett-Packard issued a similar statement. MTN Group denied the allegations, saying that it complied with <a href="/wiki/US_sanctions_against_Iran" class="mw-redirect" title="US sanctions against Iran">US sanctions against Iran</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-BBCTech_88-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-BBCTech-88"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>88<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Turkcell_court_case">Turkcell court case</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=MTN_Group&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Turkcell court case"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Turkey's <a href="/wiki/Turkcell" title="Turkcell">Turkcell</a> filed a $4.2 billion lawsuit in Washington, D.C., in 2012 alleging the company used bribery to win a mobile licence in Iran that was first awarded to Turkcell. The court delayed the case in October 2012 pending a <a href="/wiki/US_Supreme_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="US Supreme Court">US Supreme Court</a> decision on the <a href="/wiki/Alien_Tort_Statute" title="Alien Tort Statute">Alien Tort Statute</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Human_rights_in_the_United_States" title="Human rights in the United States">US human rights</a> law on which Turkcell's suit is based.<sup id="cite_ref-89" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-89"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>89<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In May 2013, <a href="/wiki/Turkcell" title="Turkcell">Turkcell</a> dropped its multibillion-dollar US lawsuit against MTN Group, citing a <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States" title="Supreme Court of the United States">US Supreme Court</a> ruling that hurt its case. On 27 November 2013, Turkcell resumed in Johannesburg.<sup id="cite_ref-90" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-90"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>90<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-91" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-91"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>91<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Nigeria_$5.2_billion_fine"><span id="Nigeria_.245.2_billion_fine"></span>Nigeria $5.2 billion fine</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=MTN_Group&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Nigeria $5.2 billion fine"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951" /><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/MTN_$5.2_billion_fine" title="MTN $5.2 billion fine">MTN $5.2 billion fine</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:MTN_PLAZA,_BESIDE_FALOMO,_LAGOS.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/MTN_PLAZA%2C_BESIDE_FALOMO%2C_LAGOS.jpg/250px-MTN_PLAZA%2C_BESIDE_FALOMO%2C_LAGOS.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/MTN_PLAZA%2C_BESIDE_FALOMO%2C_LAGOS.jpg/330px-MTN_PLAZA%2C_BESIDE_FALOMO%2C_LAGOS.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/MTN_PLAZA%2C_BESIDE_FALOMO%2C_LAGOS.jpg/500px-MTN_PLAZA%2C_BESIDE_FALOMO%2C_LAGOS.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="2304" /></a><figcaption>MTN Nigeria Building in Lagos, Nigeria</figcaption></figure> <p>In 2015, the Nigerian subsidiary of MTN was <a href="/wiki/Fine_(penalty)" title="Fine (penalty)">fined</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of Nigeria">Government of Nigeria</a> through the telecommunications regulator, <a href="/wiki/Nigerian_Communications_Commission" title="Nigerian Communications Commission">Nigerian Communications Commission</a> (NCC) for partial compliance of regulatory guidelines to Mobile Network Operators to disconnect from their network, all improperly registered Subscribers Identification Modules (SIM). The commission exercised section 20(1) of the Telephone Subscribers regulation (TSR) law on MTN, leading to a calculated fine of $5.2 billion, according to the constitution. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Quality_audit" title="Quality audit">compliance audit</a> carried out by the NCC on MTN network revealed unregistered 5.2 million customers lines were not deactivated as directed. This led to the NCC fining MTN with the sum of $1000 for each unregistered SIM according to the Telephone Subscribers regulation (TSR) law, which amounted to $5.2bn.<sup id="cite_ref-92" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-92"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>92<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-93" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-93"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>93<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>What followed was major resignations among the top echelon of the organization including the chief executive officer, Sifiso Dabengwa, the Head of Nigeria Operation, Micheal Ikpoki and the Head of Cooperate Affairs, Akinwale Goodluck being replaced with Phuthuma Nhleko, Ferdi Moolman and Amina Oyegbola as new chairman, managing director and Head of Corporate and Regulation respectively.<sup id="cite_ref-94" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-94"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>94<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The new management employed a diplomatic measure between the government of the <a href="/wiki/South_Africa" title="South Africa">Republic of South Africa</a> and its Nigerian counterpart to ameliorate the burden of the liabilities from the fine. This action brought about the reduction of the liability to $3.2 billion.<sup id="cite_ref-95" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-95"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>95<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-96" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-96"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>96<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-97" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-97"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>97<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="South_Africa">South Africa</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=MTN_Group&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: South Africa"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In September 2021, MTN announced that it will close its zero-rated access to the popular social network <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>. 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href="/wiki/MiWay_Insurance" title="MiWay Insurance">MiWay Insurance</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Lesaka_Technologies" title="Lesaka Technologies">Lesaka Technologies</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Old_Mutual" title="Old Mutual">Old Mutual</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/RMB_Holdings" title="RMB Holdings">RMB Holdings</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rand_Merchant_Investment_Holdings" title="Rand Merchant Investment Holdings">RMI Holdings</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/STANLIB" title="STANLIB">STANLIB</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Venmyn_Rand" class="mw-redirect" title="Venmyn Rand">Venmyn Rand</a></span></li></ul> </div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Banks5" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Banks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Absa_Bank_Limited" class="mw-redirect" title="Absa Bank Limited">Absa Bank</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Access_Bank_South_Africa" title="Access Bank South Africa">Access Bank South Africa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/African_Alliance_Investment_Bank" title="African Alliance Investment Bank">African Alliance Investment Bank</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/African_Bank_Limited" title="African Bank Limited">African Bank</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bank_Zero" title="Bank Zero">Bank Zero</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bidvest_Bank" title="Bidvest Bank">Bidvest Bank</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Development_Bank_of_Southern_Africa" title="Development Bank of Southern Africa">DBSA</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/First_National_Bank_(South_Africa)" title="First National Bank (South Africa)">First National Bank</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/FirstRand" title="FirstRand">FirstRand Bank</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Imperial_Bank_South_Africa" title="Imperial Bank South Africa">Imperial Bank South Africa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mercantile_Bank_(South_Africa)" title="Mercantile Bank (South Africa)">Mercantile Bank</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nedbank" title="Nedbank">Nedbank</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/RMB_Holdings" title="RMB Holdings">Rand Merchant Bank</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sasfin_Bank" title="Sasfin Bank">Sasfin Bank</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Standard_Chartered_South_Africa" title="Standard Chartered South Africa">Stanchart South Africa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Standard_Bank" title="Standard Bank">Standard Bank</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/TymeBank" title="TymeBank">TymeBank</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ubank" title="Ubank">Ubank</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wizzit" title="Wizzit">Wizzit</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Defunct</span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/VBS_Mutual_Bank" title="VBS Mutual Bank">VBS Mutual Bank</a></span></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Hospitality</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Southern_Sun_Hotels" title="Southern Sun Hotels">Southern Sun Hotels</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sun_International" title="Sun International">Sun International</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tsogo_Sun" title="Tsogo Sun">Tsogo Sun</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">ICT</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Afrihost" title="Afrihost">Afrihost</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/BCX_(Business_Connexion_Group)" class="mw-redirect" title="BCX (Business Connexion Group)">BCX</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cell_C" title="Cell C">Cell C</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Datatec" title="Datatec">Datatec</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dimension_Data" title="Dimension Data">Dimension Data</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/EOH_Holdings" class="mw-redirect" title="EOH Holdings">EOH Holdings</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/IVeri_Payment_Technologies" title="IVeri Payment Technologies">iVeri Payment Technologies</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">MTN</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Neotel" title="Neotel">Neotel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/OTEL_Telecoms" title="OTEL Telecoms">OTEL Telecoms</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rain_(telecommunications)" title="Rain (telecommunications)">Rain</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sybrin" title="Sybrin">Sybrin</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Teraco_Data_Environments" title="Teraco Data Environments">Teraco Data Environments</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Vodacom" title="Vodacom">Vodacom</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Defunct</span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Internet_Solutions" title="Internet Solutions">Internet Solutions</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Luma_Arcade" title="Luma Arcade">Luma Arcade</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Vision_Software" title="Vision Software">Vision Software</a></span></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Legal</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bowman_Gilfillan" class="mw-redirect" title="Bowman Gilfillan">Bowman Gilfillan</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/ENSafrica" title="ENSafrica">ENSafrica</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Webber_Wentzel" title="Webber Wentzel">Webber Wentzel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Werksmans" title="Werksmans">Werksmans</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Defunct</span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Deneys_Reitz_Inc" title="Deneys Reitz Inc">Deneys Reitz</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mandela_and_Tambo" title="Mandela and Tambo">Mandela and Tambo</a></span></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Manufacturing</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Adcock_Ingram" title="Adcock Ingram">Adcock Ingram</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AECI" title="AECI">AECI</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/African_Explosives" title="African Explosives">African Explosives</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/All_Joy_Foods" title="All Joy Foods">All Joy Foods</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bakers_(bakery)" title="Bakers (bakery)">Bakers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Clover_Industries" title="Clover Industries">Clover Industries</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/French_Engineering_Works" title="French Engineering Works">FEW</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Industrial_Water_Cooling" title="Industrial Water Cooling">IWC</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Isuzu_Trucks_South_Africa" title="Isuzu Trucks South Africa">Isuzu Trucks South Africa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Land_Systems_OMC" title="Land Systems OMC">Land Systems OMC</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nampak" title="Nampak">Nampak</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Paramount_Group" title="Paramount Group">Paramount Group</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/PPC_Ltd." title="PPC Ltd.">PPC</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Premier_FMCG" title="Premier FMCG">Premier FMCG</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rand_Refinery" title="Rand Refinery">Rand Refinery</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rembrandt_Group" title="Rembrandt Group">Rembrandt Group</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sappi" title="Sappi">Sappi</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Simba_(South_African_company)" title="Simba (South African company)">Simba</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SkyReach_Aircraft" title="SkyReach Aircraft">SkyReach Aircraft</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sling_Aircraft" title="Sling Aircraft">Sling Aircraft</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/South_African_Breweries" title="South African Breweries">South African Breweries</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tiger_Brands" title="Tiger Brands">Tiger Brands</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Truvelo_Armoury" title="Truvelo Armoury">Truvelo Armoury</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Union_Carriage_%26_Wagon" title="Union Carriage & Wagon">Union Carriage & Wagon</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Defunct</span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Basil_Green_Motors" title="Basil Green Motors">Basil Green Motors</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_PowerChutes" title="New PowerChutes">New PowerChutes</a></span></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Media</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Arena_Holdings" title="Arena Holdings">Arena Holdings</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Caxton_and_CTP_Publishers_and_Printers" title="Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers">Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/MultiChoice" title="MultiChoice">MultiChoice</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nu_Metro_Cinemas" class="mw-redirect" title="Nu Metro Cinemas">Nu Metro Cinemas</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Primedia" title="Primedia">Primedia</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/SABC" title="SABC">SABC</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/StarSat" title="StarSat">StarSat</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ster-Kinekor" title="Ster-Kinekor">Ster-Kinekor</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Mining</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Alexkor" title="Alexkor">Alexkor</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Asa_Resources_Group" title="Asa Resources Group">Asa Resources</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/African_Rainbow_Minerals" title="African Rainbow Minerals">African Rainbow Minerals</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AngloGold_Ashanti" title="AngloGold Ashanti">AngloGold Ashanti</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/DRDGOLD_Limited" title="DRDGOLD Limited">DRDGOLD</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/East_Rand_Mine" title="East Rand Mine">ERPM</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Gold_Fields" title="Gold Fields">Gold Fields</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Harmony_Gold_(mining)" title="Harmony Gold (mining)">Harmony Gold</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Impala_Platinum" title="Impala Platinum">Impala Platinum</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/JCI_Limited" title="JCI Limited">JCI</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Metorex" title="Metorex">Metorex</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Northam_Platinum" title="Northam Platinum">Northam Platinum</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Sibanye-Stillwater" title="Sibanye-Stillwater">Sibanye-Stillwater</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Defunct</span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Simmer_and_Jack" title="Simmer and Jack">Simmer and Jack</a></span></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Retail and<br />marketing</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/AutoTrader.co.za" title="AutoTrader.co.za">AutoTrader</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Bidorbuy" class="mw-redirect" title="Bidorbuy">Bidorbuy</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Cadac_(South_Africa)" title="Cadac (South Africa)">Cadac</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/CNA_(bookstore)" title="CNA (bookstore)">CNA</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/The_Creative_Counsel" title="The Creative Counsel">The Creative Counsel</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Dis-Chem" title="Dis-Chem">Dis-Chem</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Exclusive_Books" title="Exclusive Books">Exclusive Books</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hyundai_Automotive_South_Africa" title="Hyundai Automotive South Africa">Hyundai South Africa</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Incredible_Connection" title="Incredible Connection">Incredible Connection</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Massmart" title="Massmart">Massmart</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wantitall.co.za" title="Wantitall.co.za">Wantitall</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap">Defunct</span> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Edcon" 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