MTN price increases announced in South Africa
MTN South Africa has announced adjustments to its consumer contract pricing, which it said will result in a 9.7% average increase in subscription fees.
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Vodacom beats the competition in media sentiment scores
Press Pulse’s latest online media sentiment report revealed that Vodacom has the best score, followed by MTN, Telkom, and Cell C.
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Nkosana Makate’s former backer says he did not invent Please Call Me
One of Makate’s former backers says he originated the idea that became Please Call Me, but did not invent it.
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The company that makes Vodacom and MTN billions of rands every year
Vodacom and MTN generate billions of rands in revenue through prepaid airtime advance services every year, and one of their key partners recently listed on the JSE.
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Black Rock Mining | Cellular | Chris Schoeman | Eroll Elsdon | Kenneth Nkosana Makate | Please Call Me
Former backers of Please Call Me’s Nkosana Makate reveal how much they paid
Nkosana Makate’s former backers, Black Rock Mining, say they’re ironically in a similar situation to the one Makate was in: fighting for someone to keep their word.
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Please Call Me’s Nkosana Makate fights for millions from Sun City
Please Call Me idea-man Nkosana Kenneth Makate says he was forced to take time away from a work conference at Sun City to swear to an affidavit and oppose a claim against his multimillion-rand settlement.
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Blu Label Unlimited (BLU) | Business | Cell C | Cellular | Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) | Sisonke Growth Partners
From R7.7 billion to R2.7 billion in a month
Of the 182.92 million shares Cell C hoped to sell, including an overallotment option, investors only bought 102 million at a much lower price than the company had expected.
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Cellular | Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) | mobile data | mobile data prices | mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) | MTN
1GB for R45,000
South Africa’s mobile data prices have declined by more than 99% since 2000, thanks to substantial network investments, more radiofrequency spectrum for cellular use, and increased competition.
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Please Call Me’s Nkosana Makate blocked from multimillion-rand payday
Please Call Me idea-man Nkosana Kenneth Makate has agreed to delay receiving 40% of his over R500-million settlement from Vodacom to resolve a claim from his former financial backers.
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Cell C | Cellular | Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) | mobile networks | mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) | MTN
MTN leads the way to protect consumers against SIM-swap fraud
Customers using MTN-based MVNOs should theoretically be better protected against fraudulent SIM swaps than customers on some major mobile networks.