Mobile operators in South Africa – MTN beats Telkom and Vodacom
The latest MyBroadband Insights research report shows that MTN was the top-rated mobile operator in South Africa, followed by Telkom, Cell C, Vodacom, and Rain.
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AI | Cloud and Hosting | MTN | Ralph Mupita
MTN makes big bet on AI data centres in South Africa
MTN has big plans for AI data centres on the African continent.
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MTN makes board changes
MTN Group and MTN South Africa announced several board changes on Friday, 27 March 2026, including multiple new members and retirements.
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Broadband | Ernst Fonternel | Fibre | MTN | MTN AirFibre | Wireless
MTN AirFibre relaunched at R499 per month for 80Mbps
MTN has relaunched its AirFibre offerings with better prices and faster speeds compared to last year.
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Cell C | Cellular | Lars Reichelt | MTN | Orange Austria | Vodacom
The man who changed Cell C forever
Former Cell C CEO Lars Reichelt disrupted the South African mobile market by positioning the mobile operator as a disruptive force.
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One of South Africa’s only successful smartphone brands stumbles
South Africa’s most successful smartphone brand had a stable 2025 despite increased competition from Chinese rivals and pressure from higher component import costs.
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Cell C | iphone | iPhone 16e | MTN | smartphone contracts | Smartphones
Most affordable iPhone contracts in South Africa
Here are the cheapest contracts for iPhone devices we could find from the top carriers in South Africa.
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Fibre | Metrofibre networx | MTN | supersonic
Another top fibre network operator announces price increases in South Africa
MetroFibre confirmed that it moved up its annual wholesale price increases by two months to align with other FNOs in South Africa.
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Starlink can beat mobile network speeds in South Africa
SpaceX’s low-Earth orbit satellite Internet service, Starlink, offers faster data transmission speeds than cellular networks in specific scenarios.
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Cellular | IHS Towers | MTN | Telecoms
MTN is buying back the towers it sold for R6.4 billion
MTN Group has announced that the board of IHS Towers has accepted its offer to acquire the shares in the company it does not already own.